Lifestyle

Recycled cork: 130 million wine corks collected for running insole brand

Recycled cork

Footbeds with a natural recycled cork supportive base is a significant milestone announced by the sustainable running insole brand, SOLE, and its innovative cork recycling programme, ReCORK™ in joint efforts to create high-performance, carbon-negative insoles. The two groups have successfully diverted more than 130 million used natural wine corks from …

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Adults recovering from addiction or incarceration to benefit from $40K grant

Adults recovering from addiction or incarceration

Funding of a $40,000 grant will support the expansion of the Lenoir County non-profit Hope Restorations programme model for adults recovering from addiction and/or incarceration through intervention programmes and job skills training in home restoration and renovation, announced SECU Foundation. Providing steady income for adults recovering from addiction and/or incarceration “SECU …

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