Happy #SustainabilityTipTuesday! Today we're talking reuse+disposal of cooling packs!
❄️ Fill empty space in ULT freezers
👋 Reach out to local groups who could use them (food banks, sports clubs, ...)
🔙 Contact supplier to see if they can be returned
🗑️ Dispose appropriately: tinyurl.com/4fc2hhcy
Equipsent aims to make the world a fairer & more sustainable place by creating a link between people who have unused equipment & those who would make use of it
It’s upcoming General Assembly is the best occasion to get an insight into the association,the projects & to meet the team.
equipsent.org
Risk of contamination should not stop you from reducing plastic waste! 🧪♻️
A case study shows how small optimizations can cut 65% of plastic waste in neuron transfection!
All, without compromising sterility or workflow. Here’s how. 👇
"Research can not only contribute to sustainability goals by addressing relevant scientific questions, but also by challenging the way science is done"
Interesting read on lab plastic waste @emboreports.org ➡️ www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.... #SustainableResearch #LabSustainability
🚨New on Bristol Medical School's #Sustainability blog:🚨
♻️From tupperware to temperature tracking: my journey towards a greener lab - by Idman Abdullahi Mohamed.
💡Top tips on reducing single-use plastic waste & greening laboratories!
👀Read the blog: tinyurl.com/bxk5pz2r
#MedSky #Workplace
Cartoon of a female scientist wearing a lab coat and safety goggles. She is holding a PCR plate and stands in front of a bin filled with more plastic waste. The bin has a recycling logo in it. Behind the woman is written "Can we reuse laboratory items to reduce plastic waste?"
🧪 Lab plastic waste is a huge problem - but what can we do about it? 🥼
In our lab, we tested whether reusing and washing microtitre plates could help reduce waste.
In some cases, it works! ♻️ 🌍
Read more here: buff.ly/XOGSX0q
#greenlab #sustainability #openscience
Using the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry to Safeguard People & the Planet
Every lab can be a greener lab. 🌱
We’ve reimagined the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry as a modern poster you can hang where sustainable ideas take shape — classrooms, offices, labs, and wherever else you’d like to hang it. [1/6]
Happy #SustainabilityTipTuesday from us to you! Single-use plastics make up a large proportion of #waste coming from labs.
Check out our Greenlabs wiki for ideas on how to reduce plastic waste in the lab with simple tips and tricks!
unlimited.ethz.ch/spaces/green...
#greenlabs
Green Beyond Benign graphic with a trash can icon and the text “1 Waste Prevention,” with “12 Principles of Green Chemistry” and the Beyond Benign logo at the bottom.
♻️🌍 Waste Prevention is the first of the #12PrinciplesOfGreenChemistry, a framework for designing chemistry that protects human health & the environment. This principle reminds us that it is better to prevent waste than to treat & clean up waste after it is formed. buff.ly/zigxO6w
Exciting collaboration! D-ITET's Automatic Control Lab and Google are pioneering carbon-aware computing by shifting workloads between data centre locations. Sophie Hall and project lead Ana Radovanovic are proving that academic theory can drive real-world sustainability.
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EMBL-EBI Training. Sustainable computing in science: an introduction to the environmental impacts of computational research. This course has been developed in collaboration with the Cambridge Sustainable Computing Lab at the University of Cambridge. It was supported by funding from the Wellcome Trust Foundation and the University of Cambridge.
Have you ever paused and wondered about the many different ways in which computing infrastructure and activities impact the environment?
@loiclnlg.bsky.social and our own Flaminia Zane have created a free guide dedicated to sustainable computing in science: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...
🧬🖥️📊🌱
Bioplastics for the lab are finally here!
But there’s a big problem — few people actually know what bioplastics are.
Here’s what you need to know 🧵👇
Sustainability tip for yeast labs:
when replica plating you can combine two different dissection plates into one replica plate. This will reduce the number of plates you use by almost ½.
Here’s how:
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Very interesting article outlining good evaluation practice for sustainability assessments of analytical methods.
Many tools are available in this rapidly expanding field. Hopefully these assessments can be come embedded in all lab settings.
#greensky #greenchem.
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
This post might change how you do your PCRs
Potentially saving you 46% time, 50% money, and 38% plastic waste
In short: DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.013
In more detail in the thread below:
How a simple form can make labs safer and more sustainable
A concept known as Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) has recently begun spreading through the chemical sciences. This approach has roots firmly planted in green chemistry. cen.acs.org/environment/...
#chemsky 🧪
If your lab is winding down for the holidays, remember to
💡 switch off incubators, shakers, and other equipment - they need their rest too!
Did you know that 85 million tons of paper are wasted each year globally? This equates to over 1 million trees being lost to paper waste. In this sustainability tip, we have compiled a few examples of changes that can be made in the office to encourage a more #sustainable space!
#SCNOW #Recycle
💡How to Save Water in the Lab ?
➡️ 10 Practical Sustainability Tips for Scientists #MyGreenLab
mygreenlab.org/the-beaker-b...
Die erste deutschlandweite Benchmark-Studie zur Abfallentstehung in Krankenhäusern liefert wichtige Erkenntnisse für mehr Nachhaltigkeit im Gesundheitswesen. - Copyright Hochschule Pforzheim
Über 8 Kilogramm Abfall pro Patient*in im Krankenhaus
Erste Benchmark-Studie zum Krankenhausabfall legt Grundlagen für Kreislaufwirtschaft...
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If any of you are interested in making digital practice in FE & Skills more sustainable, then please join our FREE online Digital Sustainability Community - open to anyone working in the Further Education.
Next meetup: Tues 11 Nov, 2pm.
Share ideas, challenges & resources.
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The result?
✅ 45+ concrete opportunities for greener practices
What made this work?
Enthusiasm + positivity.
Here is my full list of sustainable actions: re-advance.com/a-list-of-su...
#LEAF is a sustainability standard designed to help research groups reduce environmental impact.🌱
As an efficient lab = a sustainable lab, here are 3 top tips to save resources and avoid waste from Molly and Sylvia in our MacLaren and Xue labs...🧵
#EarthDay
If you care about sustainability, these numbers you need to know - let's make it super quick:
These numbers are hard to come by but:
Centrifuge: 4.2 kWh
Incubator: 0.04–0.9
PCR Cycler: 0.2–2
Thermomixer: 0.11
E-pipette: 0.01–0.05
#GreenLab #STEM #Sustainability
Promotional image for the Royal Society of Chemistry's Sustainable Laboratories Grant 2025. Illustrated scene of diverse scientists working in a lab, with textual details encouraging innovative thinking in science. 'Find out more' invitation included.
Do you have an idea that could make research more environmentally sustainable?
Get up to £10,000 to develop your project and help increase sustainable lab practices. Find out more ➡️ rsc.li/sustainable-labs-grant #ChemSky
Promotional image for the Royal Society of Chemistry's Sustainable Laboratories Grant 2025 featuring diverse scientists working in a vibrant laboratory setting. Quote from Christina Picken, University of Manchester, praising the grant process.
The Sustainable Laboratories Grant 2025 is open!
Apply for up to £10,000 to support projects that improve sustainability in lab practice – we’re accepting applications till 6 October 2025.
Apply today: rsc.li/sustainable-labs-grant
Doing the basics well (not just shiny tech/gadgets) is a huge part of reducing emissions & we need to recognise + embrace that.
We have just tested a simple change to the hot water system in a big university building & it reduces energy use by ~20%. Users won't notice.
Yay for the simple stuff!
Happy #SustainabilityTipTuesday! This week, we want to encourage any of you who help to organise meetings, workshops and conferences to consider offering a virtual option to reduce travel-related emissions ✈️
Happy #SustainabilityTipTuesday - today, we want to shamelessly promo our new LinkedIn page, which you can find and follow here: www.linkedin.com/company/gree...
Students are leading the charge for #GreenChemistry education at @queensuglobal.bsky.social. 👏🌱 Q-ACS helped bring the Green Chemistry Commitment to the Department of Chemistry and launched programs like “Which Is Greener?” to advance sustainable science on campus. Read more. buff.ly/xfvJDAt