Laboratory product manufacturer Starlab is expanding its green activities in keeping with its motto ‘Towards the sustainable laboratory’. The company is launching a green dialogue across Europe for two weeks from 16 - 27 October 2023 to include a series of webinars promoting sustainability in laboratories.
“This is the fifth time we have organised this series of events. Interest has grown from year to year because laboratories are recognising the importance of the topic and there is still a need for a lot of training in this area”, says Klaus Ambos, President and CEO of Starlab International.
Starlab's Sustainability Week story began in November 2018 with 34 customer events in the UK, since then - with a pandemic-enforced break - the series has grown to a total of 87 events this year, including 56 in the UK, 16 in France, five in Italy and 10 in Germany.
Ambos adds: “Sustainability requires a sustained approach. We want to contribute to research in this area. It's not just environmentally friendly products that make a difference. Continuous education is just as important.”
“Reduce. Reuse. Refill. Recycle.”: This is the basic framework on which all activities during the events are based on. The company also tries to make it a tangible experience. An integral component since the beginning has been the opportunity for laboratories to fill their empty TipOne racks with plants provided by Starlab free of charge. The symbolic planting of cacti in TipOne racks emphasises the concept of reuse and the empty plant pots are taken back and recycled by Starlab. In addition to the planting activities, the Starlab team presents resource-saving products and calls on laboratory employees to act more sustainably under the umbrella of the EcolutionMovement. Visitors can take EcolutionMovement stickers and place them in their laboratories as everyday reminders for themselves and others to conserve energy and protect the environment.
A social media competition invites laboratories to post their pictures of their stickers with the hashtag #EcolutionMovement. This gives you the chance to win one of two Starlab minicentrifuges. A slideshow provides insights into ways to reduce plastic usage and other environmental topics.
For further information and to register for the webinars, go to https://www.starlab.click/webinars.