How cork — the same material used to seal wine bottles — could save the planet

There’s no end to the uses for cork, a spongy material that can be used for everything from sealing wine bottles to replacing plastics and building materials. The world’s main cork forests ring the Mediterranean, with Portugal home to the most cork trees in the world. There, people are working on how to use the resilient material to fight climate change.There’s no end to the uses for cork, a spongy material that can be used for everything from sealing wine bottles to replacing plastics and building materials. The world’s main cork forests ring the Mediterranean, with Portugal home to the most cork trees in the world. There, people are working on how to use the resilient material to fight climate change.  Read More

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