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Recycle your wine corks

Do you save your wine corks?

I do.

I have a bucket in the garage with the idea that I’ll use them for something, someday.

Fortunately, Eco Geeks, there is a way to simply recycle corks in the United States instead of reusing them or sending them abroad.

You can now mail them — they’re light, after all — to Missouri, where Yemm and Hart Green Materials of Marquand will turn them into cork tiles. You can even see what a cork harvest looks like in a picture on the company’s Web site.

You might even start a collection program in your neighborhood.

Cool, huh?

If you want the long version of the story on cork, check out my friend Umbra’s take on the topic here.

Do you have any creative uses for corks that go beyond trivets and bulletin boards?

Please comment below or write me here if you do.