SV Green Labs Corner

What is a Green Lab?

In a few words, the green lab of the future produces high-quality research with an environmental impact that does not exceed planetary limits. Particular attention is paid to minimizing and optimizing the use of resources.

So, below are suggestions and recommendations on how to address your experimental needs while preventing (as much as possible) from harming our environment. This webpage is dedicated to guiding you from the moment you think of purchasing an item, through its use in your lab, to that item’s end-of-life.

This a dynamic webpage, feel free to send us your feedback and ideas to improve its content.

Golden rules

  1. QUESTION:  Assess the specific need before buying.

  2. PLAN: Strengthen experiment design.

  3. CARE: Make it last and re-use widely.

  4. SHARE: Collaborate and cooperate.

  5. LEARN: Take informed decisions from purchase to disposal.

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