INFOGRAPHICS : Reducing Plastic in the Lab Infographic

DESCRIPTION : Check and download “Reducing Plastic in the Lab” Infographic by technologynetworks.com. With the help of this infographic, learn how you can reduce the plastic footprint of your lab. Scientific research, especially biomedical sciences, is a significant contributor to single-use plastics, for example; petri dishes, gloves, pipette tips, sample tubes and vials. It is estimated that biomedical and agricultural laboratories worldwide could be responsible for 5.5 million tonnes of plastic waste every year. This infographic outlines some useful tips for minimizing the plastic footprint of your lab. It is important to consider the number of consumables used in experiments. Switching to glassware and multiplexing assays or running several experiments on one plate, wherever possible, will significantly reduce the amount of plastic used.2,3 Sharing resources, consolidating orders and purchasing items with longer lifetimes from vendors that are actively seeking to reduce their packaging are also great tips.

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