" Sure. But do they feed the homeless? "

" This is something that all of the Napa Valley wineries &, tasting rooms should collaborate in. Good showing for the Wine Train! "

" I don't have THAT many corks, but where can I recycle them? "

" Whole Foods has a bin for used corks. That's where I take mine. "

" This is Andrea Guzman, Napa Valley Wine Train

EverE--You can bring them to our station 1275 Mckinstry street or Whole Foods and we will recycle them for you.

Monster--We are a major sponsor of COPE Family Center. COPE supports parents and nurtures children during a time of need. "

" Yes! We need a local spot where we can recycle corks into usable products like shoes, cork boards and flooring. Think of how many corks are thrown away to end up in the trash on a daily basis in Napa. Way to go Wine Train! "

" Nice to see the Wine Train getting what seems well-deserved praise. This could have been an interesting article had the author included something on the actual steps of the corks recycling process. In reality, the corks are only being kept separate for collection by the Wine Train. The (shoe, floorboard, and tile) manufacturers are doing the actual recycling. Wonder who and where they are. "

" Maybe, there will be some recycling profits for those who help. after all, 90 percent of the corks were paid for,( bye )the public. Lets cash them in, just like cans or bottles. Let all profit from this. You go to a restaurant in Napa. They charge you a cork fee. If you bring your own wine. They keep the cork most of the time. Should we just give away our corks or should corks be a profitable resource. The People!! Turn corks into profit, Great idea. Share the wealth!! "

" Lets look a the big picture; Corks are usefull items, as far as building products go. It takes a lot of corks to manufacture a floor or any other building materials. Lets say, We get paid for recycling corks. Just like cans or bottles. 99 percent of Napa, Pay for corks, every time they buy a bottle of wine. We are charged a cork fee, when bringing our own wine, to the the local restaurants. Let the consumer decide on the issue- To let the Wine Train Get free Product to remodel there Floors or any other intentions they may have. "

" Lets give back to the consumers that bye the wine. Lets put a recycling cost for the consumer to profit on cork recycling. If this article suggests that a abundance of products can be made and manufactured from "Corks" Then the majority of all sales in this valley, are Locals. Lets share wealth, if there is any. The winery's make $ uncorking bottles. The Restaurants charge/ a cork charge. People! Do we want to just "Give All Away"? "

" That's sweet.

$66 million more taxpayer dollars wasted on moving the tracks a few feet, but they saved a few corks! "

" Mr4 - You do have to remember, the railroad didn't ask for the tracks to be moved. We, the taxpayers, required the tracks to be moved for flood control purposes. I'm glad to see businesses taking this type of action and supporting those that are less fortunate. "

" The corks collected by the Wine Train, Whole Foods Market, the Culinary Institute in St. Helena and dozens of other locations in the Napa Valley are part of recycling effort called ReCORK America. Our goal is to find reuse applications for some of the 13 billion used natural wine corks that currently end up in the garbage each year.

ReCORK is currently "upcycling" (adding new value) the reclaimed corks into new footwear products, thus extending the useful life of the cork for years to come. Did you know that natural cork closures retain about 9 grams of CO2 for the life of the cork? And that includes reuse applications. Pretty cool.

You are welcome to visit the ReCORK Web site at www.recorkamerica.com for more information. To date we have saved over 4.5 million corks from the garbage through the efforts of the The Wine Train and folks like you.

You can make a difference, one cork at a time.

Cheers! "