Customer Spotlight: One of my most loyal customers makes such a unique product, brilliant in design and application, that I just had to share their story with you. In fact, I love their product so much that I am also their customer [see photo]. In 2002, Plano made headlines over its abundance of crushed recycled glass and inspired the creative solution of combining the multi-colored crystals with epoxy resin to create recycled glass terrazzo.

Traditionally, terrazzo describes the classic, centuries-old flooring concept using marble chips and other fine aggregates embedded in a finished concrete surface. EnviroGLAS has improved this process and given the beautiful art form new, modern applications while reducing landfill waste. Discarded bottles, mirrors, and windows are given new life as ecological awareness increases and sustainability becomes a lifestyle. Most recently, these award-winning products were installed in IKEA Frisco’s kitchen and bath kiosk #41 and #46, as part of the global retailer’s new environmentally friendly product line. Kitchens and baths, however, are only two places you might find these signature products.

EnviroGLAS is used in flooring, countertops, and landscaping. The same glass aggregate used to make terrazzo can be used around the home or office, in flowerbeds, beneath shrubbery, surrounding trees, and in fish ponds. Various sizes and a multitude of colors give designers a versatile palette, both inside and out. And, it’s not just beautiful. It’s practical, too.

EnviroSLAB (the countertops) provides a surface comparable to granite, is heat- and scratch-resistant, and easy to maintain. EnviroSCAPE (loose aggregate for landscaping) gives landscape architects creative options for water conservation and Xeriscape applications. And, did you know porcelain can be used too?

Kudos to EnviroGLAS for being so innovative and environmentally conscious while providing us with a great product.

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