Image credit: LollyKnit Pablo has already talked about the environmental pros and cons of wine corks , and Kara has also looked at the real versus synthetic cork debate . (On the other hand, when Kristin talked about the recyclable benefits of screw-caps , one commenter pointed out that the increasing global demand for wine means the cork forests will never be able to keep up.) Whatever your cork-based beliefs, this is not a topic

that is likely to go away anytime soon. Now the Guardian has an excellent portrayal of the cork harvest, and why it matters. For folks who talk so much about restraint, it’s so nice to talk about what we should be consuming for a change. (Especially if it involves drinking wine…)… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Cork vs Plastic: How Real Cork is Harvested and Why It Matters