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Join the WCM Freezer Challenge, part of the International Laboratory Freezer Challenge 2025, organized by My Green Lab and the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL). This is a free competition to promote best practices in cold storage management to achieve greater energy efficiency, sample integrity, risk prevention, and cost savings. Freezer Challenge participants saved a combined 31.8 million kWh of energy last year, equal to avoiding 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions...

Celebrate Earth Month with us by joining the following events. Earth Month is a time to celebrate our planet and take action to protect it.

- One Healthcare EcoChallenge, 1-30 April

- Guided Tour of the Belfer Waste Infrastructure, April 16

- Stop and Swap, April 22

- Sustainable Lab Products Expo, April 23

- Street Tree Care, April 30

You can find a detailed description of the events here.

Soft plastic, such as clear plastic bags, bubble wrap, and wrappers, do not belong in regular recycling. However, these items can be recycled as long as they are collected and bagged separately from the rest of the recycling.

Dedicated bins are available at 1300 York Ave and the Belfer Research Building, where people can bring their collected plastic films to divert them from landfills. 

What can go in the Plastic Film Recycling bin?Soft, clear and translucent plastic:Clear plastic...

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