ReCORK America Teams With Whole Foods Market(R) in Northern California to Recycle Wine Corks
Posted on: Monday, 3 November 2008, 15:00 CST
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.
Roger Archey, program manager for ReCORK, couldn't be more pleased with the partnership. "Whole Foods Market is a benchmark for environmental stewardship and sustainable business practices," says Archey. "We are pleased to be able to provide Whole Foods Market customers with a convenient recycling option that extends the useful life of corks for years to come."
Unlike plastic or metal screwcap closures, recycled cork can be turned into flooring tile, building insulation, shoe soles, fishing rod handles, bulletin boards, and even soil conditioner. Natural cork is biodegradable, sustainable and a valuable source for carbon retention.
Adesina Stewart, Green Mission Specialist for Whole Foods Market, Northern California Region, likes the idea of providing customers with more recycling options. "What's not to like about recycling corks?" says Stewart. "With billions of corks ending up in landfill each year, you can see how a seemingly insignificant packaging product like a wine cork can have a positive impact on our environment if we reuse it."
For a listing of the Northern California Whole Foods Market stores participating in this recycling program, visit http://www.recorkamerica.com.
Supporting wise environmental practices is part of Whole Foods Market's core values. For its leadership in developing renewable energy capacity, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Whole Foods Market the prestigious EPA Green Power award for the past four years consecutively for its renewable energy credit purchases. Whole Foods Market is committed to supporting environmentally friendly agricultural and production methods and recently announced its enhanced farmed seafood standards, which are the strongest in the industry.
ReCORK America is a recycling program sponsored by Amorim, the world's largest producer of natural cork wine closures, and their U.S. affiliates, Portocork America and Amorim Cork America. For more information about ReCORK America, visit their Web site at www.recorkamerica.com. For information about Amorim's sustainable business practices and environmental stewardship, visit their Web site at www.amorim.com.
Source: Business Wire
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Posted by Team Wicanders on 11/18/2008, 15:53 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! |
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