Suwon City Creates 'Walking Trail' Using Recycled Cork Stoppers

On the 31st of last month, Suwon City signed a 'Cork Stopper Recycling Project Agreement' with S-Build Co., Ltd., which holds patented technology for cork recycling systems, local wine shops, and the Suwon City Youth Support Center.

The city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province is creating an eco-friendly cork flooring walking path by recycling wine cork stoppers.

On the 1st, Suwon City announced that on the 31st of last month, it signed a 'Cork Stopper Recycling Project Agreement' with S-Build Co., Ltd., which holds patented cork recycling system technology, local wine retailers, and the Suwon Youth Support Center.

According to the agreement, Suwon City will provide administrative support to ensure that S-Build smoothly collects cork stoppers generated at local wine retailers. S-Build will collect the cork stoppers free of charge and install eco-friendly cork flooring made from recycled cork stoppers at locations pre-agreed upon with Suwon City at no cost. The wine retailers will provide the cork stoppers generated at their businesses to S-Build.

Cork stoppers, mainly used to seal wine bottles, are made from eco-friendly materials derived from cork oak trees.

Cork is the outer bark of the oak tree and produces significantly less carbon dioxide during production and decomposition compared to other synthetic materials, while also absorbing and storing carbon dioxide itself.

It also has excellent insulation, permeability, and durability, making it an eco-friendly material used in sports facility flooring such as artificial turf infill and athletic tracks, as well as playground flooring for children.

A Suwon City official stated, "Most cork stoppers are discarded as general waste after use, so collecting stoppers discarded at businesses is a priority," adding, "We will create a walking path using recycled cork stoppers to showcase a new concept of resource circulation."

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