In the Remake Remodel sphere, a couple of Denver based companies are finding a Second Life for concrete from the runway of the now defunct Stapleton Airport.
Immix turns it into countertops as for Recrete Materials they recycle it into new buildings and projects.
Calling itself the earth surface, PaperStone is described as (I quote) "made from cellulose fiber (paper) and a non-petroleum phenolic resin derived in part from a natural phenolic oil in the shells of cashews."
Wonder where some of that recycled glass goes, look no further than Vetrazzo whose products are 85% made from it and turned into stylish kitchen tops.
These beer bottles you sipped on warm Summer days could turn into the Alehouse Amber surfaces (pictured below).
A few examples of how we can be earth friendly and practical at the same time for Green Day # 35
Related piece: Picnic and Party Plates that Don’t Trash Nature thanks to ‘VerTerra’