IMO real granite in a polished finish is close to bullet proof so why not just do a stone that has been used for centuries for counters instead of some fake stuff.

Hi Patricia--yes, I love real stone, but it's environmental impact isn't so good. Grenite is much more eco-friendly, so that's why I'm interested in its functionality.

Yeah, like granite mining is somehow less environmentally damaging than quartz mining.

Really all those chemicals that are used to create fake stone and you think that is better than cutting stone out of a mountain the same as has been done for centuries I don’t think so.

Are you sure they supply for residential small projects? Their brochure says this: Minimum orders required. Grenite surfaces are ideal for hotel + resort, manufactured home, multi-family, and other large-scale projects.

If eco friendly is your main concern (which, fair enough), get a nice wood countertop. If you go for a higher end hardwood beefy butcher block style it should last indefinitely and is a good use of a renewable resource.

Just a note: Grenite isn't a fake stone - it's made of recycled quartz, recycled ceramic, or recycled solid surface (depending on what you choose).

Definitely an advantage to use materials already mined/created rather than tossing them in a landfill... Looking at recycled materials myself - would like more info on real impacts, safety for workers etc

I am a fabricator. "quartz surface" or, more properly, engineered stone, is made of stone chips and other additives selected for their esthetics and then mixed with a petrochemical based resin that is baked at a high temperature and then finished on equipment that is much the same as what is used to finish natural stone. The claim that engineered stone is more ecologically friendly than natural stone is absurd when one considers the quartz must be mined and the resins manufactured and then cooked to create the final product. Marketing from the engineered stone manufacturers would have you believe the quartz is mined by dwarves and then delivered to the plant in donkey carts. The resin comes from tree sap collected by elves. Everything is so natural ...