How Do You Recycle Wine Bottle Corks?
While natural cork has long been the primary material used to make wine stoppers, synthetic stoppers, screw tops and alternative wine packaging have grown in popularity. The reasons for the shift have been partly environmental, with less cork harvested around the world. ReCork by Amorim, however, encourages the use and recycling of natural cork to keep the cork forests of the Mediterranean viable. Recycled cork can be made into shoes, flooring, insulation, sports equipment and automotive gaskets, among other items. Wine corks for recycling are not collected locally in many areas, but anyone can recycle cork regardless of locale by participating in a cork recycling by mail program. Place a box or container in the area where the home recycling bins are kept. Reserve this container for wine corks alone. Rinse and throw all used wine corks into the designated bin whenever you’ve finished a bottle of wine. Package corks for recycling when you have collected enough to turn fill a large envel
