The Green Procurement Compilation (GPC) Web Site Has a Category for Biomedical Equipment and Supplies

As more scientific researchers are becoming aware of the economic, environmental and safety benefits of green procurement, reliable systems are needed to make so called "green procurement" easy to accomplish.

It is well known that putting sustainability upfront is the key to its success in laboratories, and all work places.  That's just why the U.S. General Services Administration (or GSA) provides a comprehensive online resource for green purchasing by federal agencies, called the GPC - Green Procurement Compilation. 

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The Laboratory Freezer Challenge: DO YOU HAVE THE EYE OF THE TIGER?

Watching this video by My Green Lab brightened my day!   

Share it with your lab mates and then sign up for the 2017-2018  International Laboratory Freezer Challenge at www.freezerchallenge.org  

Hint: You might want to turn up the volume if you are a Survivor fan...

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How to switch from plastic to glass Petri dishes in your lab: an interview with Elicia Preston of the UPENN Perelman School of Medicine
How to switch from plastic to glass Petri dishes in your lab: an interview with Elicia Preston of the UPENN Perelman School of Medicine

Our thanks today to green lab champion Elicia Preston who is a research scientist and lab manager in John Murray’s Lab in the Genetics Department at the Perelman School of Medicine! The following interview and their accompanying “how to” video provide the information you need to use glass petri plates to reduce plastic waste in your laboratory.

MIT's MASH alarm is an easy, effective and inexpensive way to save VAV fume hood energy
MIT's MASH alarm is an easy, effective and inexpensive way to save VAV fume hood energy

When you leave a freezer door ajar in your kitchen, what happens? The refrigerator beeps, right? This warning is a simple and effective signal to avoid a problem. Behavioral scientists might describe that “beep” as an auditory prompt. It’s a cue to help people extinguish an unwanted behavior. The MASH alarm works in a similar way. The device beeps after no motion is detected for three minutes at a hood when the sash has been left too far open.

Insights on how to make your lab sustainable in today's climate
Insights on how to make your lab sustainable in today's climate

Yes, reducing life science lab waste is a challenge in today’s recycling environment. But please don’t feel overwhelmed and alone on this issue! Today’s green lab tip is a video that perfectly captures the significant experience of people who have implemented lab solutions that work.

Microfluidic device systems for sustainable biomedicine
Microfluidic device systems for sustainable biomedicine

Biological assays have been shifting towards miniaturization for some time, increasing lab work efficiency and enabling high throughput. From genomic sequencing in research laboratories, to molecular diagnostics in healthcare settings, microfluidic device technologies have demonstrated a profoundly sustainable impact in bioscience. Their greatest effect has been in healthcare. Today’s green lab tip spotlights microfluidic technology as one of the most exciting areas in bioscience sustainability!

Turmeric tissue staining for histology and bioimaging
Turmeric tissue staining for histology and bioimaging

The vibrant color of turmeric has made it useful since ancient times as a cooking spice and clothing dye. There has been much interest in researching it’s potential as a disease therapy. This research focus has prompted labs to apply this low cost, non-toxic substance to tissue staining (1) and bioimaging (2) studies. While turmeric has not been certified by the Biological Stain Commission just yet, studies have demonstrated some good potential to replace synthetic dyes.

Quality control expert inspecting at curcuma in the laboratory

Attend the Go green! Innovative practices for laboratory waste symposium at LabCentral in Cambridge Massachusetts
Attend the Go green! Innovative practices for laboratory waste symposium at LabCentral in Cambridge Massachusetts

New England Biolabs and Labconscious invite life scientists and sustainability professionals to attend our Go green! Innovative practices for laboratory waste symposium.   Science funding productivity and changes to worldwide recycling markets have been trending topics this year.  Attend our symposium and get up to date on new solutions with environmental and economic benefits for life science work.  

Scared of wasting your lab's resources? Sustainability Outreach Events
Scared of wasting your lab's resources? Sustainability Outreach Events

Not every scientist realizes that going green in the lab is not just eco-friendly,…it also improves scientific work! Informed scientists understand that green lab operations are designed to save time, while reducing the environmental and financial costs. Check out the latest outreach events!

Coomassie Blue SDS-PAGE Gel Trends: A conventional dye goes radical
Coomassie Blue SDS-PAGE Gel Trends: A conventional dye goes radical

Coomassie blue protein gel staining began in the 1960s, and it’s still a fan favorite in biology labs today. While less sensitive as a colormetric method than silver, or fluorescent staining, Coomassie has undergone a significant revolution in recent years. This post presents a few handy tips for this essential life science pigment.

List of 10 Life Science Lab Suppliers with Recycling services for End Users
List of 10 Life Science Lab Suppliers with Recycling services for End Users

Many scientific facilities are directing their scientists to utilize lab supplier recycling programs to help meet their sustainablility goals. The following list, with links, is meant to be a quick reference.  It may be incomplete.  Please send us the name of any other recycling program that you know of, and we will update this list.

Faster DNA Synthesis without Hazardous Waste
Faster DNA Synthesis without Hazardous Waste

A great advance in DNA synthesis efficiency has just been reported in Nature Biotechnology, that also eliminates solvent hazardous waste requirement.

Light Engine for Mercury free and Energy Saving Microscopy

Replace your mercury lamp fluorescent microscope light source with a Lumencor light engine, to exceed the spectral properties of the mercury arc lamp, save energy and eliminate hazardous mercury.

See: Lumencor light engines http://lumencor.com/company/company-mercury-free/

credit: Lumencor 

credit: Lumencor 

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How to switch from plastic to glass Petri dishes in your lab: an interview with Elicia Preston of the UPENN Perelman School of Medicine
How to switch from plastic to glass Petri dishes in your lab: an interview with Elicia Preston of the UPENN Perelman School of Medicine

Our thanks today to green lab champion Elicia Preston who is a research scientist and lab manager in John Murray’s Lab in the Genetics Department at the Perelman School of Medicine! The following interview and their accompanying “how to” video provide the information you need to use glass petri plates to reduce plastic waste in your laboratory.

MIT's MASH alarm is an easy, effective and inexpensive way to save VAV fume hood energy
MIT's MASH alarm is an easy, effective and inexpensive way to save VAV fume hood energy

When you leave a freezer door ajar in your kitchen, what happens? The refrigerator beeps, right? This warning is a simple and effective signal to avoid a problem. Behavioral scientists might describe that “beep” as an auditory prompt. It’s a cue to help people extinguish an unwanted behavior. The MASH alarm works in a similar way. The device beeps after no motion is detected for three minutes at a hood when the sash has been left too far open.

Insights on how to make your lab sustainable in today's climate
Insights on how to make your lab sustainable in today's climate

Yes, reducing life science lab waste is a challenge in today’s recycling environment. But please don’t feel overwhelmed and alone on this issue! Today’s green lab tip is a video that perfectly captures the significant experience of people who have implemented lab solutions that work.

Microfluidic device systems for sustainable biomedicine
Microfluidic device systems for sustainable biomedicine

Biological assays have been shifting towards miniaturization for some time, increasing lab work efficiency and enabling high throughput. From genomic sequencing in research laboratories, to molecular diagnostics in healthcare settings, microfluidic device technologies have demonstrated a profoundly sustainable impact in bioscience. Their greatest effect has been in healthcare. Today’s green lab tip spotlights microfluidic technology as one of the most exciting areas in bioscience sustainability!

Turmeric tissue staining for histology and bioimaging
Turmeric tissue staining for histology and bioimaging

The vibrant color of turmeric has made it useful since ancient times as a cooking spice and clothing dye. There has been much interest in researching it’s potential as a disease therapy. This research focus has prompted labs to apply this low cost, non-toxic substance to tissue staining (1) and bioimaging (2) studies. While turmeric has not been certified by the Biological Stain Commission just yet, studies have demonstrated some good potential to replace synthetic dyes.

Quality control expert inspecting at curcuma in the laboratory

Attend the Go green! Innovative practices for laboratory waste symposium at LabCentral in Cambridge Massachusetts
Attend the Go green! Innovative practices for laboratory waste symposium at LabCentral in Cambridge Massachusetts

New England Biolabs and Labconscious invite life scientists and sustainability professionals to attend our Go green! Innovative practices for laboratory waste symposium.   Science funding productivity and changes to worldwide recycling markets have been trending topics this year.  Attend our symposium and get up to date on new solutions with environmental and economic benefits for life science work.  

Scared of wasting your lab's resources? Sustainability Outreach Events
Scared of wasting your lab's resources? Sustainability Outreach Events

Not every scientist realizes that going green in the lab is not just eco-friendly,…it also improves scientific work! Informed scientists understand that green lab operations are designed to save time, while reducing the environmental and financial costs. Check out the latest outreach events!

Coomassie Blue SDS-PAGE Gel Trends: A conventional dye goes radical
Coomassie Blue SDS-PAGE Gel Trends: A conventional dye goes radical

Coomassie blue protein gel staining began in the 1960s, and it’s still a fan favorite in biology labs today. While less sensitive as a colormetric method than silver, or fluorescent staining, Coomassie has undergone a significant revolution in recent years. This post presents a few handy tips for this essential life science pigment.

List of 10 Life Science Lab Suppliers with Recycling services for End Users
List of 10 Life Science Lab Suppliers with Recycling services for End Users

Many scientific facilities are directing their scientists to utilize lab supplier recycling programs to help meet their sustainablility goals. The following list, with links, is meant to be a quick reference.  It may be incomplete.  Please send us the name of any other recycling program that you know of, and we will update this list.

Faster DNA Synthesis without Hazardous Waste
Faster DNA Synthesis without Hazardous Waste

A great advance in DNA synthesis efficiency has just been reported in Nature Biotechnology, that also eliminates solvent hazardous waste requirement.