How to find eco-friendly granite countertops for your home
Granite counters are a great addition to any kitchen or bathroom, but it’s even better when we can make them green! I’m not talking about going green (although your kitchen would certainly look great in one shade), but embracing eco-friendly practices by using scrap stone. If you’ve never heard the term “stone remnants” before, you’re in for a pleasant surprise.
As a homeowner, you may not know everything that goes into building a kitchen from the ground up, let alone building granite countertops. That’s fine, though. There are just a few things you need to know about scrap stone to make your granite countertops greener and more economical.
it’s quality and amount. Quality is absolutely essential when it comes to building your home and you deserve the best. However, the quantity plays a very important role in the construction of counters. The fact is that you don’t need a lot of granite to create them. But granite, like other stones, is sold in slabs. There is no reason why you should buy more than you need. This only costs you more and leaves you with excess that will either make a pretty big paperweight or end up in a landfill. In this case, less can be more: money in your pockets!
Reduce Reuse Recycle. In addition to reducing the amount of stone you’ll buy for your countertops, buying scrap stone will be a great way to recycle. As mentioned above, stone can only be purchased in slabs, which means others likely have more just lying around taking up space. If it is not collected, it will undoubtedly end up in a landfill, which is not good for anyone. Recycling stone is a great way to make a positive impact on the environment and turn perfectly fine stone that would otherwise be trash into beautiful granite countertops.
Did I mention quality? You may be thinking that these stone remains are unwanted, worthless, but this is not so. They are perfect quality stone pieces that will get the most out of your granite countertops. These countertops are eco-friendly in themselves as they last for years. Less replacement means even less in the trash, and therefore less in landfills. Granite counters are an eco-friendly way to go, and even better when they’re made from recycled stone.