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How to Autoclave Agar Plates and Reduce Single-Use Lab Plastics
Given the quickening pace of global climate change, an increasing number of lab managers are looking for single-use plastics alternatives (and it’s about time!). Making the transition to glass agar […]
Lowering the Carbon Footprint in Research Laboratories
As every research scientist knows, running a lab isn’t cheap. And laboratory research runs up costs beyond what you see on budget line-items. Labs send enormous volumes of single-use plastics […]
Doing More to Avoid Single Use Medical and Lab Supplies
Single use plastics in medical settings are a critical sustainability issue. As Dr. Leana Wen points out in her Washington Post column, “every day, U.S. health-care facilities generate 14,000 tons […]
Culture Media Sterilization: How to Dispose of Polystyrene Agar Plates
The process for sterilizing and disposing of polystyrene agar plates should look familiar: culture media sterilization is already a step somewhere in any lab’s workflow already. Agar plates, like a […]