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The Office of Energy & Sustainability invites you to clean up your lab space during the month of September and check for unwanted materials and equipment. You'll be able to dispose or exchange your materila during two events in October: the Free Disposal of Equipment and the Lab Supplies Exchange Day.

 

On October 1-15, you may dispose of unwanted equipment at no cost to your lab.

Submit a work request to Facilities & Campus Services between October 1 and 15

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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.

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