Team:Potsdam/iGem-goes-green
This year's Team Dresden had the idea to make iGEM a greener competition. In the first place this means to make participating teams aware of the environmental implications of their projects and how to work more environmentally friendly.
Therefor the Team Dresden created a GoGreenGuide, an emission calculator, lab poster and much more. Moreover, they hosted a workshop during the German Wide Meetup. During the German Wide Meetup we participated in this workshop, afterwards we decided to take part in iGEM Goes Green. So, we read the guide and took some advice for a greener lab - below you can see the points we fulfilled - and we also used the calculator (have a look).
In addition, the Team Dresden suggested to think about ideas to compensate greenhouse gas emissions. Instead of planting a tree, we gave away Bryophyllum plants at our university.
Other green Teams - Team Dresden
✓ Become a sample minimalist.
✓ Share with a neighboring lab.
✓ Clean the freezers regularly.
Electrical devices
✓ Remember to turn them off every time you finish your task!
Lab consumables
✓ Dry orders: We order our oligos dry.
✓Follow iGEM goes green
✓ Get creative! → We are reusing old paper boxes in the freezer.
✓ Label your stuff!
✓ Pipette tips: We refill our empty tip boxes by purchasing our tips in bulk.
✓ Tubes: We get the tubes in bags and refill our racks.
✓ Waste manager: We have an expert for the wast, who knows where everything belongs.
Workspace
Paper and printing products
Sharing
✓ Autoclave
✓ ice machine
✓ water bath
✓ -80°C Freezer
✓ Thermomixer
✓ Gel Electrophoresis chamber
✓ cooling chamber
✓ clean bench
✓ chemicals
✓ Reduce waste
✓ and separate!
Eating habits ✓ Drink tab water.
Transport
✓ Use the bike
✓ and public transportation.
#GoGreen
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