Sustainability

News

Opinion: Cutting the cost of waste– 19-Oct-2011

Nobody likes waste, but a strategy of reducing, reusing or recycling garments in a cleanroom is far from easy to implement

Kimberly-Clark tackles the recycling of cleanroom waste– 11-Oct-2011

Partners TerraCycle, which moves into business-to-business market for the first time

Berson UV used to treat hospital wastewater prior to discharge– 22-Sep-2011

UV and hydrogen peroxide combine in an AOP-process to destroy pharmaceutical compounds

UVolve is an eco-friendly solution for concrete floors– 24-Aug-2011

DSM broadens its range of instant floor coatings

Smithsonian builds greenest lab yet– 6-Jul-2011

The expanded and remodelled Mathias Laboratory will reduce its environmental impact on all fronts

Quick detection method for germs developed for laundry use– 4-May-2011

Research project makes it possible continuously to monitor hygiene status

CareFusion acquires technology for managing pharma waste– 7-Apr-2011

Launches Pyxis EcoStation to help hospitals improve environmental compliance

Global healthcare company cuts energy costs– 24-Mar-2011

Installs GEM steam traps from Thermal Energy International

IEST paper clarifies revision to ISO Cleanroom Standards– 14-Feb-2011

Aims to help cleanroom users understand new air sampling plan in new cleanroom standards

ELGA expands Purelab flex series– 28-Jan-2011

Flex 3 and 4 dispense up to 2 litres of ultrapure water per minute

Opinion – Exhausting the possibilities– 25-Jan-2011

With oil price rises set to continue more companies will be seeking economies, says Hilary Ayshford

US patent issued for protective suit – 20-Jan-2011

Pumps filtered air into the suit while forcing hot air out

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Articles

Cut energy use in the lab– 22-Jul-2011

Energy consumption in laboratories, particularly from moving, heating or cooling air, makes it difficult to meet carbon targets. The S-Lab programme has designed an audit guide to assist in reducing energy use by addressing the design specification of ventilation systems and fume cupboards and instituting a monitoring strategy

Cupboard love gets green overtones– 5-Jul-2011

Rising energy costs are causing laboratories to look at ways of reducing the large energy consumption of their fume cupboards by improving efficiency levels.

Paperless automated monitoring– 23-Mar-2011

When looking to expand its drug manufacturing operation in New Jersey, ImClone Systems Inc recognised that eliminating paper-based record keeping was the key to improving the efficiency of its environmental monitoring and QC programme

Making best use of HVAC systems– 24-Jan-2011

HVAC systems are often over-specified for the job in hand. With this example of a recent project at a medical devices facility, Nigel Lenegan, Energy & Carbon Reduction Solutions, illustrates how to make more cost-effective use of HVAC

Epson revamp cuts waste– 24-Jan-2011

When international printer maker Epson set about reducing its environmental impact, it found that its cleanrooms were a rich area for savings

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Events

The Effective Laboratory - Safe, Successful and Sustainable Laboratories– 13-Jan-2012

12 - 13 June 2012
Conference
York, UK

WWEM 2012– 1-Dec-2011

7 - 8 November 2012
Exhibition
Telford International Centre, Telford, UK