How cork — the same material used to seal wine bottles — could save the planet 06:02. Lisbon, Portugal — The sound of a cork popping out of the end of a bottle is known across the world.It ...

They also began promoting cork’s environmental benefits, noting that the production of cork wine stoppers is a “carbon-negative” process: The seven million acres of cork forest around the ...

Finally, the environmental impact of wine packaging is under more scrutiny today. After a 2008 audit by Greenloop, the alternative stopper company, Nomacorc, released a study that showed cork had ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- It's the main event in the battle over how to close a bottle of wine: Cork vs. screw cap. To some, it's a matter of style. To others, it's an issue of quality. And now, it's a ...

And many French people also, because France is the leading cork stopper recycler of the world with around 45 million stoppers handed in and recycled every year. Around 10-15 years ago, the ...

PASSING OF CORK STOPPERS. Share full article. Oct. 27, 1901. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from October 27, 1901, Section T, Page 5 Buy Reprints.

"I'm just inheriting a huge legacy from a family that, for the last 154 years, has been dedicating itself to cork, and really trying to develop this unique product to give it new life," he said.