Today's Labconscious interview is for laboratory researchers interested in an easy to use and eco-friendly red bin system. Our thanks to Ian Lanza who is a regional life science director for Triumvirate Environmental, a provider of turnkey environmental and hazardous waste management services to education, healthcare, industrial, and life sciences labs...including New England Biolabs!
Read MoreLaboratory Managers Can Improve Internal Sustainability by Recycling Gloves, Pipet Tips, Tubes, Glassware, Film Packaging and More...
Read MoreHave some intellectual fun today for a good cause! Take New England Biolab's Monarch® kits Upcycling Challenge to win either $1,000 in NEB product credit or a $1,000 donation to the charity of your choice. NEB will be donating $10 per submission to the Monarch Joint Venture whose mission is to conserve the monarch butterfly population.
Read MoreGot used lab equipment? Support your scientific colleagues around the world by using Seeding Lab's easy donation process!
Read MoreAnnouncing the UChicago Greenlabs web site! PhD graduate student Erin Fry updates us on their efforts collecting nitrile gloves for Rightcycle.
Read MoreDr. Lisa Anderson was kind enough to grant me an interview with her about her experience setting up lab glove recycling programs. Our hope is that this information will present a "how to guide" for launching lab glove recycling programs at university laboratories. Check list and case study poster provided.
Read MoreSo you want to use 'green' plastic labware, but news headlines about a UN environmental report has you perplexed… 'Biodegradable' Plastics Are A Big Fat Lie. Well, don't worry! Plastic labware can still be a good sustainability option
Read MoreIf you want to talk about putting your money where your mouth is, you can't do more than New England Biolabs - they've spent an incredible amount of energy reformatting their nucleic acid kits to be more sustainable than ever. From the process to the packaging, they embody their mission as stewards of the environment.
Read MoreSustainability in the lab is an important component of research. However, responsibility to establish and maintain sustainable practices should remain intact just next door to your lab – in your office! Below, we outline some of the easiest, and cheapest ways to cultivate sustainable behaviors in your non-lab work environment.
Read MoreErin is able to work closely with Kimberly-Clarke to set up the RightCycle Program at UChicago - striving to reduce the nearly 20% of lab waste that comes from gloves alone!
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