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Recycled Tiles by Stone Impressions
From water bottles, metal shavings, glass & wood.

11-13-08_recycledtiles1.jpgStone Impression's new line of environmentally friendly accent, mural and border tiles are made of an advanced composite using recycled materials including post-industrial metal shavings, water bottles, demolition wood chips and recycled glass.

 
 

Stone Impression tiles are created using an exclusive artist-developed process to hand print almost unlimited designs on stone. They have a huge selection of designs. Read more about their new eco-friendly tiles at their press release here (it's a PDF).

They aren't 100% eco as they do contain some cement. But another perk is that they're half the weight of concrete tiles making for reduced transportation costs and easier installation.

Below are a few examples:
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Stone Impressions via ThisOldHouse.com

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