Apple and Google’s app stores are under fire from multiple sides, pay-what-you-can ticketing under the microscope and I learnt something new about cork.
⟨ Okay, this Reading list is a little late. Sorry! I was on a plane on Sunday coming back from Lisbon. ⟩
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Cork is the new plastic. Logitech’s material of the future is actually very old
Why did Logitech experimenting with cork for new products catch my eye?
As companies seek to reduce the use of virgin plastic in their manufacturing we’ve seen a range of products come out using recycled plastic and other alternative materials. This is not particularly new or exciting, but this article about Logitech’s experimentation with cork did catch my eye. And the reason is very context specific. As readers may know, I was in Lisbon last week and something I learnt while I was there was that Portugal produces half of the world’s cork supply ⟨ Who knew?! I certainly didn’t! ⟩ So this random fact was why I didn’t just scroll past this article. Having seen the slew of tourist products made from cork lining the shelves of every souvenir shop in Lisbon, I have a new-found appreciation for the versatility of cork so naturally I was fascinated to see it used for Logitech keyboards, mice and headsets!
