Five years after its inception, Carpet Plus’ Re-Cork C’Ville program has collected over 1.1 million cork stoppers from over 60 participating locations in the Charlottesville, Va., area. Carpets Plus, an independent specialty retailer in Charlottesville, Va., recently partnered with Yemm & Hart, a Missouri-based company that recycles used wine cork stoppers into tile, to make use of the recyled cork from the program.
In conjunction with the 2014 InterCork II campaign being launched by APCOR, the international trade body representing cork producers from Portugal, I would like to elaborate further on their efforts while extolling the many virtues cork flooring has to offer the independent retailer.
Effective immediately, Expanko Resilient Flooring announces that it has discontinued its patterned cork, previously a part of its Prestige line of commercial cork flooring.
Join FCICA for its fourth Webinar. Join Christopher Capobianco on Wednesday November 7, 2012 at 11:00 am EST when he presents The Fascinating World of Cork”
Cork board sheets are being used for a lot more than holding thumb tacks and many people are just now discovering how versatile and sustainable this material really is.
