Dr. Adriana-Michelle Wolf Pérez attended the “Plastic, People and the Planet” course at British Antarctic Survey´s Aurora Innovation Centre in 2020, which motivated her to take actions to promote the idea of sustainable research.
On her podcast “The Caring Scientist: Mission Sustainable” she discusses with co-host Dr. Nikoline Borgermann about the environmental footprint of science and provides hands-on tips to reduce environmental pollution caused by research.
If you are inetersted to learn more about plastics in labs, their podcast episode can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zkDKPIRrcdP1u1WYjvnaa
If you want to read more about this topic, here are two useful links:
- STARLAB: pipette tip boxes
- Kimberly-Clark Professional: nitrile gloves, lab coats, safety glassess
- New England Biolabs: Shiping boxes
- Promega: Styrofoam boxes
- VWR: Returnable Container Advantage Program (ReCAP) Sealed 200L stainless steel containers, filled with BDH high-purity Acetonitrile or Methanol.
- VWR: Garment Recycling Solution
- TerraCycle: Protective Eyewear Recycling Box
- TerraCycle: Disposable Gloves Recycling Box
- Thermofisher Scientific: SeqStudio Cartridge
- Corning Recycles (Corporate sponsored — completely free to end users!)
- Corning®, Falcon®, or Axygen® product packaging including Pipet tip racks,* lids,* plastic bags, and shrinkwrap, Centrifuge Tube plastic bags and styrofoam racks, Serological pipet plastic bags for cell culture wrappers,** paper/plastic wrappers, and plastic bags for cell culture dishes, plates, and flasks
11. Millipore-Sigma:
Did I miss anything? Let me know and I will complete this list.
