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Published: October 16, 2009

13 billion: Wine corks produced worldwide annually

200,000 to 300,000: Wine corks in a ton

45: Age in years of a cork oak tree ready to harvest for wine stoppers
0.12 ounce: Approximate weight of a wine cork

6 million: Acres of European commercial cork oak groves
Source: ReCork America

THE FACTS

•ReCork America: www.recorkamerica.com/

•TerraCycle: www.terracycle.net/

•ABC Fine Wine & Spirits: www.abcfws.com/

•Yemm & Hart: www.yemmhart.com/news+/winecorkrecycling.htm

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