Despite being one of the largest and most active global suppliers and distributors of cork items, Jelinek Cork Group is always aware of its social responsibilities as well as its responsibility to the environment.

BAG-A-CORK

Cork is an amazing natural material that is 100% reusable and recyclable. An estimated 100 million corks will be discarded in Ontario this year. As of December 2006 Jelinek Cork Group has assisted the Ontario Girl Guides in diverting over 5 tonnes of cork bottle stoppers since the inception of this program in Ontario in February 2005. That is approximately 1.6 million cork bottle stoppers!

Only natural cork bottle stoppers have the ability to be recycled, therefore, synthetic stoppers cannot be placed in a collection bin. A common misconception is that people recycle cork stoppers because there is a “shortage” of cork. This is incorrect. In fact, there is enough cork in the regulated Mediterranean cork forest to last for another 100 years without needing to grow another tree! We are simply diverting waste from landfill sites as there are so many other uses for this wonderful natural product.