Bringing Sustainable Practices to the Lab: Recycling
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Blog Post
...meaningful changes in the lab could make a big difference in our global impact as scientists. Many scientists... boxes
Some vendors take back their expanded polystyrene (a.k.a. Styrofoam or cooler boxes). We get these...receiving temperature-controlled reagents. Expanded polystyrene will likely end up in a landfill, but at least...with CO2 emissions.
NEB takes back expanded polystyrene boxes for free (in the U.S.). Their cooler boxes... 1976!
Millipore Sigma takes back expanded polystyrene boxes for free (in the U.S.). After you receive...Sustainable Practices to the Lab: Easy Action Items
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Geyer, Roland, Jenna R. Jambeck, and Kara Lavender...