[SustainableTompkins] PaperStone/PaperCrete and concrete countertops and linoleum

[Maura Stephens]

Dear friends,

I have three queries:
1) Anyone know of a local person (with contact info please) who can 
create and install concrete countertops?
   

2) Anyone know of a local person (contact info too) who can install 
PaperStone (recycled paper) countertops? There is a dealer near 
Binghamton, but they can't put me in touch with an installer.

3) Also, does anyone know why linoleum production might be harmful to 
the environment? I'm told the production has some bad byproducts, but 
can't find anything reliable about that except for things circulated by 
the vinyl industry. Anybody knowledgeable want to chime in on lino vs 
vinyl (I have seen "Blue Vinyl," so am loathe to use anything with 
vinyl, but if linoleum is just as toxic I'm not sure what to do. I can't 
use stone, slate, tile, or wood in the room in question and need 
something less than 1/8 inch thick.)

Thanks much,

Maura