Purchasing

Your choice of supplier, whether it be major lab equipment or plastic consumables could have an effect on your carbon footprint. It may be worth your while looking at each company's environmental credentials

Some suggestions are below

Plastic tips

Many of you are now using racked tip refills but the final outcome of the recycled plastic and the amount of package supplied varies
Alpha-labs.
Tokens can be collected and the Woodland trust will plant trees in return

www.alphalabs.co.uk/tips-for-a-greener-lab/tips-for-a-greener-lab.aspx

Anachem
Rainin tips have sleeve from recycled water bottles, tip trays from recycled tips.

www.anachem.co.uk/rainin/spacesaver

Starlab

One third of the factory’s energy is sourced from wind power in the production of plastic tips

http://www.starlab.de/int/index.php?action=home&contentid=31&sitemap=5.1&l=1&pb=5ead367925cd2041

Starlab Recycling brochure

Sustainable food

The cafe in the Krebs room is managed by the University's catering service Eatwithus. They are keen supporters of Fairtrade and a large number of our products are Fairtrade. They also source many of our ingredients from local, ethically produced suppliers. Eating local, seasonal food can reduce the number of 'food miles' used in food production