Countertops Now Come In A Variety Of Materials
With limitless possibilities in color combinations, glass is one of the most popular recycled materials for countertops. Several brands utilize recycled glass in a concrete or resin matrix.
Eco by Cosentino uses chips from broken mirrors; some IceStone styles take salvaged shirt button chips from the factory waste; EnviroGLAS EnviroMODE features recycled porcelain tubs, sinks and toilets; and Vetrazzo Millefiori showcases multicolored shards of art glass.
Karen Tenenbaum says she and her husband, Wayne, fell in love with the look of the EnviroGLAS — and the idea of reuse. “When we saw it, we were just bowled over.” “It was a very exciting process to be able to pick the colors,” Karen says. “I picked brown, amber, black and a pale green with porcelain and a porcelain-color resin. And I picked bigger chunks of glass because I didn’t want a really busy countertop. There will be no one else in Kansas City that has the same exact countertop.”
