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Surplus lab reagents

Sustainability in Scientific Labs: What Happens to Unused Materials?

Matej Metkovic, CEO and Founder of Wasteless Bio March 5, 2026

Scientific laboratories prioritize safety, accuracy, and oftentimes, regulatory compliance.  Meeting these essential priorities creates an unintended consequence: a large amount of unused, unopened laboratory material quietly becomes waste. This widespread issue calls for an easy-to-use system to put lab surplus back into research use, with significant cost savings. This enables laboratories to do more with less while reducing scientific waste. This is the mission of the Wasteless Bio platform.

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In Green Procurement, Lab Supplies, Laboratory Equipment Tags Wasteless Bio
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