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In the past few years, the public's attention to the amount of disposable plastics used in daily life has increased significantly. Reducing the use of these plastics is a matter of intense concern for many scientists, but in a typical laboratory, they are surrounded by disposable plastics, such as pipette tips, nitrile gloves, and cell culture flasks. These plastics are usually Cannot be recycled. In addition, most research institutions simply do not have the infrastructure to sustainably process the processed plastics.
But challenges also come with opportunities, and well-known innovators have emerged in this field. Starlab proposed an innovation of this type, the company is keen to improve the sustainability of science, around its "reduce, reuse, refill, recycle" philosophy. The Starlab team learned that in many laboratories, items can only be used once. However, this does not mean that these laboratories cannot operate sustainably in other fields. Here, let's take a look at how to improve the sustainability of the laboratory without giving up the necessary disposable plastics.
It is well known that single-use disposable products provide sterility and save time. However, they are an important driver of the ever-increasing amount of waste generated, including the need to add packaging for each product. The laboratory manager must ask himself where disposable products are needed and where they can be avoided.
Due to the risk of cross-contamination and sample interference, pipette tips and other products should generally not be reused. On the other hand, researchers should consider reusing items such as tip racks. For example, STARLAB's TipOne racks can be used repeatedly with the TipOne refill system because they can withstand at least 100 autoclaving cycles. Compared with using shelf products, refilling and reusing shelves will significantly reduce plastic waste.
In addition to this conventional use, why not use shelves for storage? TipOne shelves are neatly stacked, and the hinged lid makes them ideal for storing small consumables or tubes on a laboratory bench or fume hood. They also made a convenient container in which small laboratory items can be autoclaved.
Recycling has become the norm in our daily lives, so why not apply it to the laboratory? The situation in the laboratory is often different. Contaminated disposable plastic waste usually ends up as general residual waste, which is then burned in a waste incineration plant. From a security perspective, this makes sense and is a legal requirement.
But did you know that uncontaminated products made of high-quality plastic can be separated from waste and can be recycled without any problems? For example, all components of STARLAB's TipOne system are made of recyclable polypropylene, so the holder, tip wafer, all refilling and stacking holder packaging can be placed in the same recycling bin.
Polystyrene may seem like an ideal packaging material, but it can be difficult and expensive to recycle. This is why STARLAB's centrifuge tube racks are provided with environmentally friendly cardboard trays, which can be easily recycled.
When designing products, manufacturers should pay close attention to efficient design, production and packaging. STARLAB has introduced a modern injection molding technology that enables it to manufacture a new generation of TipOne pipette tips with thinner plastic walls without compromising the integrity of the product. Compared with the old similar technology, this technology reduces the use of polypropylene (PP) per pipette tip by up to 40%, thus saving valuable resources and significantly reducing the environmental impact. In addition, its pipette tip holder and refill system ensure that less material is used. According to Starlab, the reduction in material usage does not reduce quality and maintains excellent autoclaving performance.
Most importantly: In terms of sustainability, small changes can have a huge impact. Rethinking your use of plastic products and ensuring that they are used appropriately, while keeping in mind the three Rs-reduce, reuse and recycle-can greatly reduce waste in landfills, marking a step in the right direction for everyone An important step for us.
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