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10 Ways to Make Your Lab More Sustainable
Laboratories consume 10 times more energy and four
times more water than a commercial office space, as well as producing around 6.1
tons of plastic waste annually. The good news is, scientists have a great deal
of control over reducing waste and water and energy consumption. Here are a few
best practices you can use to start practicing sustainability in the lab today.
1. Use an ECO FunnelIf you know us, then you know ECO Funnel. It’s the easiest
way to keep solvent waste contained i
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21st Apr 2022
Happy 50th Anniversary, Earth Day! Here are 11 Ways to Celebrate from Home
On April 22nd, 1970 roughly 20 Million Americans
took to the streets to demonstrate their support for environmentally
sustainable practices. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Congressman Pete McCloskey and
Denis Hayes, a 25-year old from Harvard, built a national staff of 85 to get
the word out and promote events across the United States. After the collective
rallies around the U.S., both Republicans and Democrats worked together to
create the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) along with the Cle
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13th Apr 2020
Sustainability: What our Future Holds...
Sustainability Our global future depends on
sustainability. Moving towards the implementation of sustainable development
practices is important to ensure that everyone has a fair share of the world’s
natural resources and that future generations can sufficiently meet their own
needs. The rapid growth of population, increasing the demand for food and water
in addition to industrialization and economic globalization has put tremendous
pressure on the environment and earth’s natural resource
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14th Apr 2017