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Sustainability has to be a way of life to be a way of business.   I am very impressed by the successful outcome of the Freezer Challenge organized by My Green Lab and The International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL: International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories). The incredible amount of 20.7 million kWh of energy was saved by the participation of nearly 2.000 laboratories from 195 countries. Compared to last year, this is more than a doubling of CO2 savings. To give you a better idea, the amount of energy avoided is equivalent to 37.5 million miles driven by an average petrol car. This is a clear and distinct shift in the life science industry towards more sustainability.   We at STARLAB place a high value on sustainability. For us as a laboratory product manufacturer, this result shows that we have to support laboratory practice with environmentally friendly products.   Small changes like this have a big impact on a greener future in laboratories. Let’s join the movement towards a more sustainable lab and make a difference. https://lnkd.in/eW32UzYP

👁 🇪🇺 ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴄʏᴄʟᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ : ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀɪᴀʟ ʙɪᴏʀᴇғɪɴᴇʀʏ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋs 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡e is an Interreg North Sea and Europe co-funded project (2024-2027) coordinated by Dr. Ina Körner KOERNER, Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH) and involves 18 partners, including the INRAE BIA (PRP, MC2, PVPP, ELIPS teams). The project aims to make more effective use of local residual bioresources through territorial biorefinery networks to create products for local markets. A transnational approach, based on global knowledge and regional cooperation, is being applied as these challenges transcend borders. In Closecycle, INRAE BIA will focus on the case study of cider production and the valorization of its by-products, from fruit or pruned wood to the various by-products of the process. More information 👇 https://lnkd.in/epzK2Ppw #biorefinery #waste #apple #byproducts Sylvain guyot; Kamal Kansou; Kévin Billet; Marc Lahaye; Benedicte BAKAN

Do you want to know more about: - The recent ISMET conference - Our new colleague Gabriel Sigmund - How David Strik aims to close the plastic cycle - Dilan Camille Aydın, and cleaning oil-contaminated soils with bacteria Read our latest ETE newsletter!!!!

Real Time with... productronica 2023: Taiyo America's Many Shades of Green. John Fix, Taiyo America, Inc., discusses principal challenges in North America and Europe. Environmental concerns are very high visibility in Europe. Fix provides details on melamine mitigation in Taiyo America, Inc.'s products, as well as other environmentally tricky chemicals and wasteful packaging.

As World Water Week 2023 unfolds, the glass packaging industry is continuing to look at how to improve water consumption to help address critical global water challenges and help our customers cut their own product footprint, in turn. Glass manufacturers such as SAVERGLASS, Ardagh Group, Vetropack Group, O-I and several others have already taken steps to improve water efficiency by: ♻️ Implementing water recirculation strategies 🌧️ Creating rainwater collection systems 🔄 Using air cooling methods instead of water to cool production processes 🚰 Adopting water-efficient equipment These are just a few examples of how the industry is taking steps towards responsible water management. Read our success stories to learn more: https://lnkd.in/egAeNuy4

Lux has been doing some impressive research recently, and we wanted to highlight a couple of webinars that are generating a lot of buzz and attention. These webinars cover topics such as predicting the future global regulatory landscape for plastic pyrolysis and new technologies to tackle industrial water challenges. If you're interested in attending or discussing these topics further, please see the links we've shared in the comments.

💡 emphasis on sustainability and the circular economy ♻  may leave some manufacturers wondering, "Can I really get the results I need while increasing my use of biobased content?” Cortec Corporation shares two viable rust preventatives that allow users to go as high as 72 % or 99 % biobased content for metals protection in humid environments. You can read more in AZoM - The Online Materials Science Community ⬇

📣 If you are interested in know a little bit more about microplastics, come and check our book chapter entitle as "Aging Process of Microplastics in the Environment" in the book "Toxic Effects of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Environment, Food and Human Health". 📗 Learn more about the effects of natural processes that MPs undergo in the environment, their changes when submitted to UV radiation, physical abrasion, chemical reactions, and biodegradation. Understand their changes can be crutial to understand the increase of their interactions with several pollutants. 👀 Come and check in the link: https://lnkd.in/d_Se4EYC

Our Plan A! 🌎 Single-Use or Re-Use? While not every application will fit Re-Use, we should keep exploring concepts that allow just that. ARBURG GmbH + Co KG we have been part of a project to do, just that. Re-useable drink cups made from biomaterial plastics. Learn more about this project to potentially reduce environmental impact in the world of getting your coffee or cold beverage. https://loom.ly/OYtfS7s

Very insightful positional paper on packaging reuse in context of pan-European PPWR....all members of global production value chains can play pivotal roles in taking the lead when it comes to 3'R's for packaging - 1. Reduce use of packaging materials in their products, 2. Recycling packaging materials, and 3. Reusing packaging materials for similar or other use in the value stream. #sustainability #packagingsustainability #packagingreuse #PPWR