This Thanksgiving holiday, Labconscious would like to thank the life scientists, and sustainability professionals, who have contributed their expertise and enthusiasm to our blog content over the past year. Their efforts have encouraged the worldwide trend in greening labs!
Read MoreInternational Freezer Challenge: Who Saves the Most?
Freezers are among the biggest energy consumers in a lab, and as a result they can cost a lab a lot of money. The International Freezer Challenge promotes best practices in cold storage management and awards the labs who have done the most to save energy and improve their sample storage.
Read MoreFrom Biohazard Hysteria to Biohazard Recycling
Before clown hysteria, there was biohazard hysteria! Read about today's options for sustainable biohazard disposal.
Read MoreCase Study: Monarch Nucleic Acid Purification Kits
If 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 MoreMy Green Lab Sustainability Quiz
Take the My Green Lab sustainability quiz today!
Read MoreSustainability - out of the lab and into the office!
Sustainability 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 MoreThe Habit Loop at the Hood
Learn about how using the power of habits can help to reinforce sustainable behavior in the lab!
Read MoreSolvent Keg Recycling
Do you use solvent kegs to cut down on waste in the lab? Did you know that most of these kegs - even filled with volatiles - are recyclable? Read more and learn how to even further reduce your lab's chemical footprint!
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