Green Labs Initiative at the LDI

We are a small group of researchers at McGill's LDI who are working to reduce the environmental impact of our research labs!

[LabCycle @LabCycleLtd]

💡Did you know?💡

#Sustainability #lifesciences #lablife #laboratory #research #environment

[LabCycle @LabCycleLtd]

The transition into using greener materials requires a number of intermediary processes. As plastic will always be needed for research in some capacity, it's important to make this use as green as possible. In fact, plastic recycling is greener than glass recycling!

#recycling

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

Hello greenies 🌿 as June comes to an end, for many of us in Québec this signals the approach of MOVING SEASON 📦 Our green tip is to take home cardboard delivery boxes that labs receive and re-use as your packing boxes to save money and single-use cardboard. Happy packing!

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

Did someone say meatless Monday?

Check out this article published in nature about how reducing our beef consumption by only one fifth could actually cut deforestation in half!

https://t.co/ZFwhBlhzPG

[Green Your Lab @GreenYourLab]

We can't wait for the Green Lab Work conference on May 14/15

Join us! Free and open for all to attend: https://t.co/iWbzowCzsB

Come learn about #GreenLab and #SustainableScience and how you can bring #ClimateAction to your lab.

Definitely for all #PhD #postdocs

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

Earth Day 🌍 marks an opportunity for all of us to reflect on our climate goals as individuals and as a community. Here are a couple organizations in Canada with opportunities to take climate action:
https://t.co/M1smCejqdj
https://t.co/AkQYxGJmCo
https://t.co/SCgeKQ4HAX

[Green Your Lab @GreenYourLab]

How awesome is this? 👍👍👍
Don't just throw away your old equipment, it's got good bones. With the right TLC it can totally be repaired.

Fixing what you have and not buying new is a great way for your #greenlab to be more #sustainable.

[UoB Green Labs @UoBGreenLabs]

Our tip for #SustainabilityTipTuesday is to check whether your suppliers or manufacturers offer any schemes to recycle or reuse packaging, such as polystyrene boxes ♻️

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

🌱Fun Fact Friday🌱curtesy of @GreenYourLab !

Re-using your dry ice is such an easy step to take and very much a WIN WIN situation. Happy weekend!

[Green Your Lab @GreenYourLab]

Did you just get a big box of dry ice shipped so big you can't find your sample?

Save the dry ice by putting it in your ULT (-80/70C) freezer for use later

#sustainability #greenlab

[InPP Greeners @InPPGreeners]

Green Lab is a Clean Lab 🧽🧑‍🔬
#Sustainability #CleanUp

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

Happy new year greenies!

For those of you who made a New Year’s resolution to decrease food waste (or for those of you who simply love food on a budget) we have some great news for you!

Check out the anti-food waste app “Too Good To Go”https://t.co/yMOVHX6m3v

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

🪴Interested in implementing recycling practices at the lab? We would love to invite all of you to a fabulous (virtual) event hosted Oct. 27th at 12:00pm (EST). All are welcome💚

ZOOM: https://t.co/T5X1TDowMo
Meeting ID: 878 1052 5805
Passcode: 076417

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

Going somewhere👀?
Labs continue to use energy even after (or if..) we go home. Making sure that when you leave, your fume hood is closed or the lights are off help us reduce our energy consumption with minimal effort. Thanks Owen for making sure that no energy will be wasted🌱

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

@My_Green_Lab @UNFCCC Great to hear! Congratulations

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

MORE🌱tips coming your way.

Single use plastic is unfortunately a part of research. To reduce your plastic waste, switch to glass when possible or re-use plastic materials for repeat experiments.

Here are Charlotte and Juliet's re-using plastic and glass. WAY TO GO GUYS 🌷🌷

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

@GreenYourLab @Alexandre_B_86 Agreed! It's a simple implementation but goes a long way.

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

First up in our #actsofgreen campaign, we have our co-chair @Alexandre_B_86 making sure every lab has a nice blue bin ♻️ Cardboard, paper, plastic... These are everyday items we find in many labs and that can be recycled! Thanks Alex 😍

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

Sustainability can be daunting. By implementing small changes, we build towards bigger change! We will be sharing our members and their small acts of green both inside and outside the lab to show that sustainability can be easy (and FUN)🪴 #actsofgreen

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

Today is Earth Overshoot Day 2021. This is the day in 2021 when humanity had consumed all the renewable resources that the planet can renew in a single year. Thinking about this can be alarming but check out https://t.co/NBelVw5pUu for amazing efforts to move it back!

[Green Labs Initiative at the LDI @GLI_LDI]

@Labconscious @BioMcGill @BioengMcGill @McGill_ACB @McGillMed Thank you so much @Labconscious!