“Upcycle” Millions of Used Natural Cork Wine Closures

Tuesday, 24 November 2009 16:25

ReCORK America™, a U.S.-based wine cork recycling program sponsored by Amorim of Portugal, the world’s largest producer of natural cork wine closures, announced they are partnering with SOLE of Canada to reclaim and “upcycle” a portion of the billions of natural cork wine and Champagne closures opened each year by U.S. and Canadian consumers. ReCORK and SOLE have an agreement to find new ways to reuse and recycle as many corks as can be collected. An important goal of the ReCORK/SOLE partnership is to help foster a better understanding and appreciation of the important role cork oak forests, and for that matter, the role all forests play in our everyday lives. Natural cork is a perfect definition of sustainability – birth, development, harvest, and renewal: all without cutting down a single tree! www.recorkamerica.com or www.savemiguel.com