Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Recycle Your Corks!

You can recycle your corks at Whole Foods Markets.

NAPA, Calif., Nov 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ReCORK America announced today the start of a recycling program to reclaim a small portion of the estimated 13 billion natural cork wine stoppers sold into the world market each year. The six-month trial will involve 25 Northern California Whole Foods Market stores, including Reno. Each store will have a convenient collection box situated in the wine department. Customers will be encouraged to add wine corks to their list of recyclable packaging.

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1 comment:

Team Wicanders said...

Thanks for spreading the word about recycled cork!



Cork bottle stoppers are the main production of Amorim (the world leader in cork oak manufacturing and the people behind ReCORK America), yet any remaining materials from the stopper production process are incorporated into other high-value applications such as Wicanders flooring.



Wicanders cork oak floors represent a generations-old balance between environmental conservation, creation of wealth, and social development that benefits millions of people worldwide. Their manufacturing process is practically waste-free.



Pieces of cork oak that cannot be incorporated into products are used as biomass and are converted into fuel as an energy source. Therefore, there is no waste and no cork oak residue– nothing is discarded, everything is transformed.



For more info, please visit our blog http://www.wicanderscorkoakblog.com



Thanks a lot!