Intelligent Hand Dryers, which is based in Sheffield, has banned all single-use plastic from its offices, but now plans a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ policy.
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When most wine drinkers hear the word Argentina, the first thing that comes to mind is Malbec, and with good reason: From the time that French grapes were first planted here, in 1853, Malbec has far and away been one of the biggest success stories in the entire wine world. Far from its home in France, Argentine Malbec, especially from Mendoza, has become a global phenomenon rivaled by only one other international transplant from its home country, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. While Mendoza Malbec has been popular in the United States and international wine market for at least two decades, there has been a more recent trend for producers to zero in on the subregions within Mendoza that their grapes are grown in, such as Lujan de Cuyo and Valle de Uco. Many are also producing plot-specific wines from within those subzones. While Argentina may never have a formal appellation system as complex as that of France, there is definitely a movement afoot to identify and define the terroir within Mendoza and its subregions.
Future crops will need to withstand conditions like climate change, low water availability, rising soil salinity, and attacks by pathogens and insects. Genetic engineering could help address these problems while also reducing the amount of land and other natural resources needed to grow our food.
California’s Trinkler Dairy Farm, a Nestle supplier, has become the first pilot farm within the U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative (NZI). With an initial $1.5 million investment from Nestle, Trinkler will test new technologies and implement sustainable farming practices to demonstrate the economic viability of achieving net zero emissions within the next five years. The dairy farm aims to reduce its GHG emissions 30% by 2023.
Best Buy reported that it has collected 2 billion pounds of e-waste and appliances for recycling since launching a consumer electronics takeback program in 2009. Now the retailer is expanding the consumer program, and working to increase waste diversion for all US operations.
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