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The production of artificial stone through the incorporation of granite and glass waste into an epoxy resin matrix is not only an ecological alternative capable of reducing the environmental impacts caused by improper disposal of these wastes but it is also technically satisfactory, as it adds economic value and optimizes the characteristics of the artificial stone compared to natural stone. The goal of this research was to produce and evaluate the properties of artificial stone plates manufactured using vibration, compression, and vacuum methodology. Plates were produced with 15% epoxy resin by weight, and aggregates in the proportions of 50% Ocre Itabira gray granite waste and 50% colorless tempered glass waste. During production, the materials were processed under a compaction pressure of 3.68 MPa for 20 min at 90 °C. The following characterization tests were conducted: density, apparent porosity, water absorption, three-point flexural strength, impact resistance, abrasive wear, staining, chemical attack, durability test through wetting and drying cycles, and microstructural analysis. The material achieved a water absorption of 0.13 ± 0.03%, flexural strength of 32.77 ± 3.29 MPa, rupture height of 0.45 ± 0.12 m, and abrasive wear of 1.65 ± 0.02 mm. It demonstrated good interfacial adhesion in the microstructural analysis and exhibited resistance to staining, chemical attack, and durability testing through wet-dry cycles. Therefore, the technical feasibility of the produced material was confirmed, with results consistent with previous studies in the field, demonstrating resistance to the conducted tests and indicating its potential application in the construction industry.

Artificial stones are building materials developed with stony waste aggregates and a polymeric resin as an agglomerate. Its mechanical properties, in general, overcome natural stone's properties, since the use of resin makes it possible to manufacture a less porous, that is, a denser material, more impermeable, and with greater mechanical resistance. However, its development is costly because it requires the use of high-quality aggregates. Waste can replace these aggregates, developing an economically and environmentally advantageous novel, sustainable artificial stone. This work's main goal is to develop a flexible sustainable artificial stone based on waste glass and waste tire agglomerated with a biopolymeric resin, polyurethane from castor oil, and evaluate its properties. Plates were manufactured with 22% of polyurethane resin and 78% of different proportions of the two wastes (glass and tire) mixed up. The molding was carried out under a 600 mmHg vacuum, a 6Hz vibration, and an 80° hot pressing for 20 min. The stones developed, named AS50GT and AS66GT, were lighter than other developed artificial stones, but less resistant to bending efforts since rubber tire is a polymeric material. However, they displayed a high Izod impact strength, evidencing that the development of artificial stones with glass and tire wastes and biopolymeric polyurethane resin is viable, not only from an economic and environmental point of view but also technically viable once both developed stones can be marked in the building construction industry.