After last week's post about counter tops, I wanted to know more about what the choices are, so I started looking around. One of the interesting things I found was a product called shetkaSTONE. (That's how the manufacturer writes the name.) It's a non-petroleum based solid surface counter material that's made from recycled paper. They claim to use 100% pre- and post-consumer waste materials, which is a great idea given that paper accounts for something like 40% of the solid waste in the United States. Any waste produced in the shetkaSTONE manufacturing process is just fed right back in. The same is true of shetkaSTONE products that are being disposed of.
Phone books, waxed paper, glossy magazines, even plant fibers and cloth--they're all used in making shetkaSTONE. And you can install an undermount sink with these countertops! Now, that my idea of great news. The one big regret I have about our current kitchen, which we completely remodeled about 8 years ago, is that the sink isn't an undermount. Not only is it a pain in the neck, but the water collects around the edge, and that means more cleaning with environmentally unfriendly cleaners.
ShetkaSTONE comes in a big range of colors, and you can learn more about it right at their own site. If this sounds like an ad, it isn't. I never heard of the stuff until today.
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Hi Mark,
That's an interesting question. I'll have to look into it.
Lydia
Interesting to note that granite is porous, so it requires more sanitizing than most people realize. The paper-stone sounds excellent! If I'm ever in the position to build a home, that will be on my list of things to investigate!
Great information here, Lydia1 Thanks!
Yes, Linda. Concrete is porous and requires special care.
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