Since 2003, IceStone has been producing premium durable surfaces made of recycled glass and concrete.

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The next step for Don Q in their efforts is using bottles made from recycled glass, says Roberto, and to make the entire process more efficient.

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Instead of burning sugar cane, they were the first manually cut the harvest, which reduces C02 emissions and produces more enriched soil. they also use recycled glass in their bottles.

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Standard green features in each home include LED lighting, recycled glass countertops, a high-efficiency water heater, water-conserving fixtures including dual-flush toilets, FSC-certified bamboo flooring, EnergyStar appliances, zero-VOC paints, finishes, and adhesives, a whole-house ventilation system, low-E windows, high levels of insulation, a fully recyclable, heat-deflecting cool roof, exterior wood siding and decking made from FSC-certified cedar, and much more.

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Homes, he says, should be circles, their skeletons delivered to the site prefabricated out of recycled steel and glass.

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He says half of the ash coming out of U.S. waste-to-energy plants is glass and metal, stuff that can be recycled.

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Umasi, a collection of work by artist Wells Mason, blurs the line between sculpture and furniture, with man-made materials such as stainless steel and tempered glass colliding with organic (exquisitely finished woods) and even obviously salvaged materials (a telephone pole, recycled rubber, bicycle parts).

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The latter will consist of three free-standing units a square glass pavilion (as a workroom for the sculptor's poet wife), a tall triangle of recycled steel (forming the sculptor's studio) and an arc-shaped monolith of untreated wood, whose patina will turn grey with age (for the couple's house).

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