SAVE A TREE, BUY CORK

The cork oak (Quercus suber L) grows in extensive regions of the Mediterranean, most particularly in Portugal, where there are more than 180 million acres of cork forests.
Thís amazing tree owes its longevity (on average, some 200 years) to a capacity for regeneration unparalleled in Nature: its bark can be strípped off, providing a versatile vegetable fibre which can be put to endless uses, while back in the forest the tree starts a new 9-year cycle until the next harvest!

Uses for cork are varied and they go way beyond the traditfonal cork-stoppers preferred by ali high qualíty wines and champagne. Light in weight, resistant to liquids, acoustic and themnal insulator, it is also highly decorativa and, above ali, recyclable and biodegradable.

We have also transformed it into fashion material, giftware, stationery and even jewelery.
Só if you want to contribute to a greener world,

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