The sustainable lab: energy efficiency, glass vs plastic and human behavior

In this episode, I speak to Neill Lane Chief Strategy Officer at Stirling Ultracold and Board member of My Green Lab. Neill explains how his low emission ultracold freezers have changed the industry and made a huge impact on sustainability in laboratories. We also discuss the good work he sees being done by My Green Lab and other institutions to improve sustainability, the gaps that he sees in energy efficiency in the lab and the small behaviors that we can change to make big differences in the environmental impact of your lab.

You can find the episode mentioned: The Sustainable Lab, over on BioTechniques.com in the podcast section of our website.

Contents:

Negative contributions from research labs to the environment – 1min 30secReduce the impact of R&D and research labs? – 2min 25secThe importance of freezer efficiency – 4min 45secExciting developments from My Green Lab – 7min 5secTechniques for reducing waste – 9min 45secSingle-use plastics vs glass wear – 11min 35secInstitutions worthy of particular praise – 13min 40secEnergy efficiency and the Stirling Cycle – 14min 40secFurther gaps in energy efficiency and changing behaviors in labs- 18min 30sec

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