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Referred to by one of the judges as “a true innovator,” IceStone’s Refined Collection promotes sustainability in several ways. Each slab is made with 100 percent
recycled glass, which would otherwise end up in a landfill, resulting in millions of pounds of glass being diverted from the waste stream. Additionally, production of the Refined Collection requires no extraction of raw materials from a quarry, which also keeps the company’s environmental footprint relatively small.
This durable surfacing material is made of locally extracted white Portland cement and 100 percent recycled glass, with recycled content per 35-square-foot slab calculated at 70 percent. No waste is generated during manufacturing, and the company recycles any unused product into roadbed. (It also contracts with construction and demolition companies to recycle wood, metal, bricks, and palettes.)
