Why is the unique Gibco boxy bottle a sustainable solution?
It uses up to 39% less source material than comparable media bottles on the market today Over 3,800 products are packaged in our boxy bottles, which translates into less petroleum feedstock required and fewer greenhouse gases generated to produce our bottles
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It eliminates the need to aliquot, which over 90% of researchers do with FBS Using One Shot 50 mL bottles instead of the typical 500 mL bottles of FBS results in 7 lbs less waste from unnecessary plastic consumables (based on a typical researcher who uses 20 L of FBS per year) The bottle design also helps reduce time, contamination, and variability in experiments
Why does size matter?
Reducing packaging for shipping and eliminating the need for foam coolers are additional ways in which we’re reducing waste. Sustainable packaging: • Consumes less energy and fewer natural resources • Generates fewer CO emissions • Results in a higher product-to-package ratio • Requires fewer trucks for transportation, using less fuel Some of our top-selling Gibco and Invitrogen Lipofectamine reagents already utilize our sustainable packaging solutions.
Why think outside the box?
develop a program that enables researchers to recycle their plastic waste produce educational materials/protocols that can help researchers around the world make their labs greener calling on researchers to share their sustainability ideas with us so that we can celebrate every step forward—join us here >
What are our next steps?
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