Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:28 AM PDT

cork recycling in florida

In Tampa Florida a fine wine store is designing one of the largest cork recycling initiatives in the state. Why cork? Cork is a natural product that can be recycled into many things, such as floor and wall tiles, car engine gaskets, and even fishing rod handles.

Companies such as TerraCycle and Yemm & Hart seek out recycled cork to create these products and then sell the products to large retailers like Target, and other office supply stores or direct online via their website.

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits has set up drop off boxes in each of their 1,500 locations across the state of Florida so that anyone can come in and drop off their wine corks. And many have done just that, but in large quantities. As mentioned on their cork recycling page, a guest delivered approximately 1,400 corks to their Winter Park store on September 22nd, 2009. That’s a whole lotta corks.

In addition to keeping the corks out of landfils, ABC donates .02 per cork to several charities they work with. A rep from ABC mentioned that it may not seem like alot, “but if ABC stores collect just ten corks each day in each store, that’s more than $10,000 a year in donations”.

So with the help of consumers who bring back their used corks, to Terra Cycle who processes the corks and turns them into upcycled beautiful things, ABC is hoping to make a BIG difference in Florida…and beyond.

For more information and to find out how you can help, visit ABC Fine Wine.

via Tampa Bay Online

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DIY Winter Herb Garden

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:32 PM PDT

Here is something decorative for the home. The Winter Herb Garden makes it possible to enjoy herbs all year long and are actually grown organically. This is actually a do it yourself process where you gather the materials needed such as:

Open pollienated heirloom seeds
Organic Compost
Crushed Egg Shells
Cooled Coffee, tea water or water from cooking vegetables
Eco-friendly planters

Lay out the planters and fill each pot with compost. Add seeds and top them off with the crushed egg shells. Water the seeds with tea, pasta or vegetable water, and place the planters on whichever windowsill will provide the most sunlight during the winter months. If you want to monitor which of your plants are growing, you can label them with paper or by writing them popsicle sticks.

Once the plants have grown in, begin snipping a few leaves off each plant throughout the week. Use the herbs in soups, salads and other meal components. Many herbs can also be used in tea.

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Couture Glass Unveils Stylish Glass Tiles

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:29 PM PDT

Couture Glass offers another potential home interior design solution as far as leaning towards the eco-friendly potentials with their new array of stylish glass tiles. Combining a mix of transparency and design, these new glass tiles aim to carry on the modern interior niche as well as provide some logical home needs that include lighting and soliciting solar power through its high style glass collection.

Light dances on the surface of the Riche pattern to create a range of hues from the base color. This dynamic tile will reflect a myriad effect at different times of the day based on how light enters the room and strikes the wall. Not only are these tiles functional, they also carry the much demanded class that people are looking for today, particularly for modern interior designed homes.

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