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And if so what plans do you have for them ?

We have a couple of artistic ideas but nothing firm yet (just bucket loads of corks).

Guilty as charged,

Originally I was going to use them for a cork board, but the sheer numbers I now have mean that they will be the feature at half time for the grand final this year.

I am picturing 20,000 school kids, all holding a collection of corks above their heads and (ala Rugby World cup) form a massive AFL player, moving, weaving and kicking a drop punt from 50 though the sticks.

Just a thought.

CCK

Collect 'em? - Yes
Why - I have absolutely no f@#*&^g idea - I wish someone would give me a good reason!!

John

markg wrote:And if so what plans do you have for them ?

We have a couple of artistic ideas but nothing firm yet (just bucket loads of corks).

I give them to a friend who gives them to the Girl Guides. Check out your local GG and put them to some good use.

Graham

The local Dan Murphy has a bin at the door, before entering the store proper, for collection of corks to support research into Motor Neurone Disease (aka MND, ALS or"Lou Gherigs Disease").

This is a fantastic initiative and far more useful than corkboards.

The corks end up being recycled to flooring or insulation and the money goes to support research into a disease that far too many people contract and die from, including my Dad. At present all forms of the disease are fatal to those who contract it.

If you're more of a screwcap fan or prefer to keep your corks for other purposes a separate donation to MND Research would be put to very good use.

GrahamB wrote:Check out your local GG and put them to some good use.

Graham

It's probably illegal - isn't it???

JohnP wrote:

GrahamB wrote:Check out your local GG and put them to some good use.

Graham

It's probably illegal - isn't it???

John

You're just tooooo clever.

I will be more careful in my posts and say

"Check out your local Girl Guide Group. They may be collecting corks to go to a recycling firm who turns our used closures into cork tiles etc and pays the GG Group money to fund their worthwhile and legal activities"

I imagine it would be illegal unless we are talking about the leaders.

Graham

Yeah, I started off saving the corks from special bottles.

Turned into a habit. Then my cat developed a fetish for attacking them and chasing them around the floor. The funny thing is that he prefers the better wines over the more mundane ones! Now I just give him the corks and let him hide them...then throw them out a week later!

Guilty,

I even used the excuse that I was saving them to build a boat for my son Never did figured out how to do that., and then my wife made me throw all but 3 away in the last move (I hid them safely and securely in a doona so as not to have them damaged.). Gads!!

cheers,

Along the same lines as Mark K, I began collecting my corks after a visit to a friends place and seeing his corkboard. We now have a couple of hundred and I'm not sure how big I want this board to be!

JohnP wrote:

GrahamB wrote:Check out your local GG and put them to some good use.

Graham

It's probably illegal - isn't it???

John,

michel

Wow,

I didn't think many would be collectors of corks...... or admit to it anyway

I'm guilty as well. Just started doing it. Only corks from bottles that were outstanding drinks from dinner parties. Going to use it as a backing board for my dart board one day.

I keep most of my corks, the ones with brands go in a big fish tank, it's nearly full, might be a fun competition to guess how many in it. Here's a partial view of the cork tank:

http://users.tpg.com.au/handreck/Cellar/table.gif

The un-branded ones go to various organisations who collect for charity fund-raising purposes, must check out that Girl Guide option though

Only for recycling - although I'll probably keep a few of the interesting ones from the current batch for a cork board. Last batch went to the Body Shop who passed them on - hope they still take them current bag so full it may fall off the wall any day now. (Any suggestion where else in Canberra to recycle them?)

from memory strats place (http://www.stratsplace.com) has a section devoted to what people do with their wine corks. some interesting ideas.

Rob.

GrahamB wrote:I give them to a friend who gives them to the Girl Guides. Check out your local GG and put them to some good use.

Graham

Yes.

I give them to the Girl Guides as well.

Adair

Red Bigot wrote:
http://users.tpg.com.au/handreck/Cellar/table.gif

And I must say thats a nice bit of product placement advertising for the Red Bigot Database there as well.

It must be developing quite a following by now.

They make for great bedding material around rose bushes - protecting the roots from frost and freezing as well as apparently repelling pests.
Cheers,
Mishy

Mishy wrote:They make for great bedding material around rose bushes - protecting the roots from frost and freezing as well as apparently repelling pests.
Cheers,
Mishy

Hey, thats a good idea. Crushed or whole ?

Whole Mark,
I have put them in other planters because it actually looks quite nice, and keeps the cats from digging, and the dogs don't like to walk on them so they don't pee on the flowers.
My mom is convinced they are great for keeping bugs from the tomato plants.
Cheers,
Mishy