Green Tips #4 - Cork Recycling

01-03-2009

 

 

The wine cork is one of the most natural products in use in modern consumer society. Made entirely from the bark of the cork oak and coated only with a thin film of wax or resin, natural cork stoppers are devoid of synthetic additives and completely biodegradable.

Cork has been used for thousands of years but the most widespread application in its history is as a wine closure — a use that began in the 1600s and grew in association with the spread of mass-produced glass bottles.

The growing significance of sustainable development in the world economy also makes cork a very modern material from an environmental viewpoint. Cork is a renewable resource and its harvesting is a truly sustainable example of agroforestry. Its manufacture into cork stoppers consumes very little energy. After use as a stopper, the cork biodegrades without producing toxic residues or may be recycled into other products such as floor tiles, gaskets and sports equipment.

ref. www.CorckFacts.com by Amorin

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