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In the Gotto d’oro cooperative winery, we are always ready to undertake new projects, driven by the conviction that together any partner, employee, supplier can achieve any goal.

In 2022 Gotto d’oro decided to join ETICO project by Amorim Cork Italia, an innovative social project which combines circular economy and the goal of recovering used corks and give them a new life.

Amorim Cork, world leader in the production of corks and our supplier has a strong sensitivity towards the sustainability.

Promoted by Amorim Cork Italia in collaboration with non-profit organizations in Italy, the Ethical Project was born in 2011. Recycling becomes an opportunity to respect the environment and at the same time help those who need help and support: cork recycling campaigns have an added social responsibility dimension: for each tonne of collected cork stoppers, a donation is made to a local charity or institution, giving back to civil society.

The supply chain

Raccolta

Amorim Cork Italia consegna alle Onlus i box Etico per la raccolta dei tappi.

Le associazioni posizionano i box in punti strategici sensibilizzando la cittadinanza attraverso iniziative e campagne.

I tappi vengono stoccati in un punto di raccolta fino al momento in cui non verranno venduti.

Selezione

I tappi raccolti vengono sottoposti a un processo di selezione manuale. In tal modo si rimuovono eventuali scarti di capsule, gabbiette o tappi di plastica erroneamente inseriti nel box.

Solidarietà

Amorim si impegna a donare i ricavi derivanti dalla raccolta dei tappi alle Onlus. I proventi vengono così utilizzati per sostenere i progetti solidali.

Macinatura

I tappi vengono triturati e destinati a svariati usi: è così che dal riciclo nasce una nuova materia prima che si concretizzerà successivamente nel progetto Suber e in materiale per la bioedilizia.

CORK'S SECOND LIFE

Il design diviene in tal modo ancor più sostenibile. Si assiste alla nascita di una nuova etica del riciclo e del recupero che conduce a una nuova estetica progettuale. La seconda vita del tappo di sughero si inserisce nel progetto di economia circolare Suber, ancora più etico.

We have chosen to embark on this journey with the Alteya coop. sociale onlus ets, which has been offering assistance and rehabilitation to disabled people in our municipality for 36 years.

Amorim Cork Italia supplies the ETHICAL cork collection boxes, which are positioned by Alteya coop. sociale onlus ets in strategic places in Marino, Rome and the province.

For each ton of corks collected, Amorim Cork Italia donates a fee of €700 to Alteya coop. sociale onlus ets, to be donated for charitable and solidarity purposes.

Our role as Gotto d’oro was to bring these two realities into contact, Amorim Cork Italia and Alteya coop. sociale onlus ets, with the aim of combining sustainability and social issues, as well as having ourselves become the official collection center for any cork cap.

Look for the ETHICAL box closest to you

      Recycling becomes an opportunity to respect the environment and at the same time help those in need of support.

      In Italy every year over 800 million caps are thrown in the trash. This is about 16 million tons of cork that cannot be recycled.

      Avoiding the waste of a precious material such as cork thus makes it possible to reduce the CO2 emissions that would derive from incineration and at the same time to have a positive impact on the ecosystem.

      Today, 100 tons of used corks are recovered every year through the ETICO project.

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