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If 10,000 SF Biters opt for a new vanity made with recycled materials rather than new materials, we'll take the weight of 85 cable cars in landfill-bound stuff out of the waste stream.

About 247 bil cu ft of concrete are produced each year - that's about 35 cubic feet for every person on the earth.

Mix It Up - Home Improvement Week

The Bite:

Tired of fighting over sink space with your Sig O? Before it gets toothpaste-in-your-hair ugly, try getting a new vanity. The Oakland-based mix-masters at Concreteworks can whip up just about anything - bathtubs, countertops, fireplaces, even sculptures - out of the versatile blends it colors and texturizes with landfill-bound stuff like fly ash (a coal-burning byproduct), rice hulls, even the plastic from computers (our moody laptop's fate?) instead of new materials. CW can even take your old sink off your hands and grind it up for someone else to use down the line. Counter attack complete.

Wanna Try?

Concreteworks, 1137 57th Ave., Oakland (510-534-1741). mkPure sink, $1,950-$2,550/20-by-40-in average.

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