Best Option
Natural Corks
Compost: Put this item in your backyard compost. Natural corks will take a long time to break down unless you break them up into small pieces or run them trough a blendr.
Plastic Corks
Trash: Put this item in your trash.
Metal screwcaps
Recycling: Put this item in your recycling bin or cart.
Alternate ways to recycle:
- ReCORK collects natural corks so they can be reused in packaging and products such as cork shoes. If you have 15 lbs of cork or more, mail them in with a free shipping label. Or find a nearby dropbox.
- CorkClub is a sustainability initiative funded by WidgetCo, a leader in wine cork recycling and upcycling. Mail in both natural and synthetic wine corks in shipments of 5 lbs (or 500 wine corks, or 800 cubic inches). For each natural wine cork received, WidgetCo donates to forest and ocean conservation non-profits, and synthetic wine corks are recycled.