{"id":19776,"date":"2021-10-19T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.11onze.cat\/?p=19776"},"modified":"2021-11-12T09:39:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T08:39:59","slug":"changing-world-thanks-cork-stopper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.11onze.cat\/en\/magazine\/changing-world-thanks-cork-stopper\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the world thanks to a cork stopper"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The properties of cork, a 100% natural product, make it an alternative in highly polluting sectors such as the construction industry. The circular economy of cork stoppers can have a decisive environmental impact.<\/b><\/h3>\n

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The fight for sustainability and the environment calls for a reduction in the use of carbon, an essential action if we want to slow down climate change, but which is perhaps not enough. Initiatives such as <\/span>Recork<\/span><\/a> go further: they believe the use of carbon should not only be reduced to zero, but that it should be in negative numbers. This means that <\/span>no carbon dioxide is emitted, because more carbon dioxide is retained than is emitted<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

And this is precisely what makes it possible to work with cork, a material that has gained importance in recent years thanks to its low environmental impact. Moreover,<\/span> it can be used in so many ways and in so many sectors<\/b> that cork is becoming an essential material for sustainable development and the so-called circular economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A material with a thousand uses<\/b><\/h3>\n

Cork is extracted from the bark of the <\/span>cork oak<\/span><\/a>, a tree of Mediterranean origin. In the end, cork is nothing more than the dead cells that the cork oak secretes to create the bark, which insulates and protects the tree from external agents. Once the cork has been extracted, it does not lose any of its qualities:<\/span> it is waterproof, insulating, resistant, light, elastic, and even acts as a natural insect repellent<\/b>. Moreover, the cork oak regenerates its bark, so cork extraction does not damage the tree.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These properties make cork a perfect <\/span>material for construction, which is one of the most polluting sectors<\/b>. Its applications are diverse, but its insulating function stands out, both thermally and acoustically. In addition, cork is often mixed with concrete to reduce the weight of the mixture or to make parquet floors more resistant. It is also used to make chipboards. Depending on how it is treated, cork wool or cork paper can even be made. All these uses make cork the main ally of the so-called bioclimatic architecture.<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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