corks aren't just good for the environment, they're good for your wallet, too.
Portugal's leading cork company says its trees can capture 73 pounds of carbon dioxide for every kilogram of cork produced, the Telegraph reports.
That's enough to power more than a million homes for a year and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 15%, the company says.
The trees can also be used to make wine, the BBC reports.
" corks are an excellent source of natural cork, which is good for the environment, good for the economy, and good for your wallet," says the company's chief scientific officer.
But corks aren't the only green product out there: New Zealand researchers say they've found a way to make plastic bottles last longer, the New Zealand Herald reports.
The researchers say they've discovered a way to make plastic bottles last longer by growing bacteria on top of them.
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