Sustainable like paper. Tough like stone.
“PaperStone,” sounds like a bit of an oxymoron. Paper. Stone? Uh, kind of like “questionable answer,” right? Not so much. PaperStone, a relatively new green materials manufacturer, has developed a building and finishing material that is both paper and stone. In so doing, they have come up with a beautiful, renewable, natural and sustainable product that they call “the new solid surface.”
What is PaperStone made out of?
It’s made out of paper, of course. PaperStone makes their products out of any post-consumer paper waste product (as long as it is FSC-certified and free of toxins). Certain PaperStone varieties are made exclusively from recycled cardboard, and others are made strictly from office paper. The 100% natural coating of PaperStone is comprised of bee and canuba wax and mineral oil.
What is it used for?
While most sustainable champions are using postconsumer paper waste for more paper, paper bags, paper cups, and other papery items, PaperStone is turning this whole paper to paper idea on its head. Their paper products include tabletops, countertops, wall cladding, cutting boards, window sills, partitions, thresholds, landscape products.
Exceptional Durability
PaperStone may be paper, but it’s not paper-thin. Think of it like plywood. It uses layer upon layer of bonded sheets of paper. Special natural coatings make the product impermeable, and the safe dying methods make it exceptionally colorfast. It’s food-safe, sanitary, and formaldehyde-free. It works with CNC machining, normal sanding, and your home circular saw. PaperStone is truly a revolutionary product.
Exceptional Features
- Class A Fire Rating
- Virtually watertight
- Extremely hard. Works great as cutting board material.
- Takes up to 45,000 pounds of pressure per square inch
- Sustainable
- LEED eligible
- Aesthetic. Comes in multiple colors.