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Building a Culture of Sustainability

March 29, 2019

Five actions lab managers need to take to reduce waste in their labs

Flint, Michigan Lead Crisis Should Have Buried the City in Water Bottles. So, Why Didn't It?

December 5, 2018

Study calls for dealing with waste before it burdens an emergency response

Ask Linda: Managing Chemical Waste

November 22, 2018

Serious fines and penalties are possible if waste is not handled according to regulations

Researchers Tap Problematic E-Waste Surplus to Recover High-Quality Polymers

March 14, 2018

E-waste from refrigerators, televisions, computers, monitors, mobile phones, and video game consoles is an ever-increasing bu...

The Latest Poop From the Turkey Coop

November 20, 2017

Poultry excrement could partially replace coal as a renewable energy source, according to Ben-Gurion University researchers...

Bertin Launches the Sterilwave 100: The Ultra-Compact Solution for the Management of Potentially Infectious Hospital Waste

November 15, 2017

Sterilwave 100 is a compact solution for the decontamination of potentially hazardous medical waste, complying with environme...

How to Determine and Manage Hazardous Chemical Waste in Your Lab

November 8, 2017

Improperly managed hazardous wastes pose serious threats to human health and the environment

Bio-Methane Transforms from Landfill Waste to Energy Source

October 13, 2017

About half of the landfills in the US collect and burn methane, mitigating the danger but still contributing to atmospheric m...

Researchers Break down Plastic Waste

May 26, 2017

Nagoya University-based research team develops new highly efficient catalyst for breaking resistant chemical bonds, paving th...

Scientists Discover 'Supramolecule' That Could Help Reduce Nuclear, Agricultural Waste

October 14, 2016

First evidence for new molecular structure could open doors to chemical solutions for environmental problems

Melting Ice Sheet Could Expose Frozen Cold War-Era Hazardous Waste

August 8, 2016

Determining who is responsible for cleaning up the waste could also lead to political disputes not considered before

Guidelines for Safe Chemical Segregation

July 7, 2016

Improper storage of chemicals accounts for nearly 25 percent of all chemical accidents

Composting Food Waste Remains Your Best Option, Study Says

December 21, 2015

“You should definitely pay attention to where you put your food waste, and you should feel good you live in a place whe...

Process Converts Human Waste Into Rocket Fuel

November 26, 2014

Buck Rogers surely couldn’t have seen this one coming, but at NASA’s request, University of Florida researchers h...

Disposal Done Right

September 4, 2014

Disposing of unwanted or outdated lab chemicals has always been somewhat of a troublesome, expensive, and sometimes...

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