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This Thanksgiving, We’re Grateful for Scientists Who Go Above & Beyond. As we reflect on what we’re thankful for at Polycarbin, we want to take a moment to recognize?you—the scientists who not only push the boundaries of discovery in the lab but also bring your passion for sustainability into everything you do. For many of you, sustainability is not part of your “job description” but something you champion in your spare time. Your efforts—big and small—are shaping a more sustainable future, and we’re grateful for your impact beyond your day-to-day responsibilities. Thank you for your dedication, awareness, and leadership. Together, we can continue to drive meaningful change. Happy Thanksgiving All! #Thanksgiving #Sustainability #Gratitude #SustainableInnovation

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It's inspiring to see manufacturers like Sartorius innovating sustainably using the principles of a Circular Economy. Polycarbonate represents its own challenges when it comes to recycling, which is why designing products for sustainability and recycling is so important. By embracing circularity in the design and manufacturing of products, we can maximize the use-cycles of things like polycarbonate in bioprocessing applications to polypropylene, polystyrene, and HDPE in labs that participate in Polycarbin's circular economy. #SustainableScience #ExtendedProducerResponsibility #CircularEconomy

?? Happy America Recycles Day! ?? Every industry has the potential for waste, and at meati?, we’re no exception. That's why we’re thrilled to team up with the innovative team at Polycarbin to elevate our recycling efforts and work toward a more sustainable future! Polycarbin is transforming the way we think about waste by building a circular plastics economy that’s both powerful and practical. By partnering with labs, they convert often-overlooked plastic waste into high-quality recycled materials, ready for reuse in the manufacturing supply chain. Through this collaboration, we’ve achieved remarkable results—significantly reducing our carbon footprint and saving nearly 26,000 gallons of water through closed-loop recycling! ???? A huge thank you to Polycarbin for supporting our sustainability goals and helping us make a positive environmental impact. Together, we’re paving the way toward a greener, eco-friendlier future! #AmericaRecyclesDay #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Recycling #EcoFriendly #Polycarbin #meati #GreenFuture

Sustainable Innovation extends beyond life science labs. The Food and Beverage industry has seen a shift toward sustainability, being driven by consumers. The Food and Bev industry plays a vital role in our daily lives, but it also significantly impacts our planet. As consumer awareness of environmental issues grows, companies are embracing sustainable practices within their own operations. Here are some ways the industry is innovating towards a sustainable future: ???????????? ??????????????????: Implement PPE and disposable glove recycling programs in production environments, and adopt plastic consumable recycling initiatives in QC labs. ??????????????????????? ??????????????????????: Develop sustainable procurement strategies for consumables used in QC labs. ????????-???????????????? ?????????????????? & ?????????????????????? ?????????? ??????????????????: Many brands are transitioning to recyclable packaging while reducing food waste at every stage of production. These initiatives not only benefit the environment but also align with growing consumer demand for sustainable options. #LabSustainability #SustainableFood #SustainableIsAttainable

In advance of our next Medtech Sustainability Forum in spring 2025, we will host a series of online Winter Roundtables: Partnerships Enabling Innovations in Sustainability. Join us for the first roundtable, Servicing #Labs and #Recycling Models for #Medical #Plastics, on 12/10 from 10:30am-12:00 pm. Plastics are used extensively in laboratories, providing the benefits of sterility, safety, durability and quality for the healthcare industry, but single-use plastics often come with significant environmental consequences.?Only a fraction of the plastic waste is recycled, much of which is uncontaminated and recyclable. Recycling medical plastic waste is possible if properly coordinated between the healthcare and recycling industries. Hear how Polycarbin, GreenLabs Recycling, Research Recycling, Republic Services New England, and MassRecycle address the medical plastics waste problem using #sustainable and #circular practices. The roundtable will discuss Massachusetts #waste bans and the importance of #collaborations for enabling sustainable innovations in recycling medical plastics from labs. Companies will provide information on quantifying and reporting lab waste and giving second life to single use plastics by integrating recycled materials back into manufacturing supply chains. Pilots and partnerships that companies have developed to drive sustainable innovation will be discussed. ACTION Innovation Network Sam White Gretchen Carey Anushk Gupta Noah Pyles James O'Brien Cormac O'Prey Cliff Emmons Richard Meiklejohn Jeffrey Champagne Mary Ann Picard Conor Carlin Rachel Robinson Eric Sargent Circular Economy Club Boston Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) https://lnkd.in/enm_EGYs

Sometimes we lose the forest for the trees... Over the past several decades we have engineered equipment that has expanded the output of experimentation by orders of magnitude. But for the #LifeScienceIndustry, that exponential increase in productivity has been coupled with an exponential increase in #FossilFuels consumption... primarily in the form #SingleUsePlastics. Fortunately, communities like LRIG-NE: Laboratory Robotics Interest Group of New England have decided that single-use plastic waste should not be the cost of innovation. And for that reason, I want to thank Kalpesh Gupta for hosting last week's event highlighting #EvidenceBasedSolutions to reduce our industry's dependence on fossil fuels. I also want to thank the speakers Will Turman, Partha Krishnan, Rajiv A. Banavali, and Dionisios Hologitas for demonstrating for the rest of us how best to protect the 'forest'!

?? Happy America Recycles Day! ?? Every industry has the potential for waste, and at meati?, we’re no exception. That's why we’re thrilled to team up with the innovative team at Polycarbin to elevate our recycling efforts and work toward a more sustainable future! Polycarbin is transforming the way we think about waste by building a circular plastics economy that’s both powerful and practical. By partnering with labs, they convert often-overlooked plastic waste into high-quality recycled materials, ready for reuse in the manufacturing supply chain. Through this collaboration, we’ve achieved remarkable results—significantly reducing our carbon footprint and saving nearly 26,000 gallons of water through closed-loop recycling! ???? A huge thank you to Polycarbin for supporting our sustainability goals and helping us make a positive environmental impact. Together, we’re paving the way toward a greener, eco-friendlier future! #AmericaRecyclesDay #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Recycling #EcoFriendly #Polycarbin #meati #GreenFuture

Join us for an online Winter Roundtable, Servicing #Labs and #Recycling Models for #Medical #Plastics, on 12/10 from 10:30am-12:00 pm. Plastics are a major component in medical devices and used extensively in laboratories, providing the benefits of sterility, safety, durability and quality for the healthcare industry. But these often single-use plastics come with significant environmental consequences.?Only a fraction of the plastic waste is recycled, much of which is uncontaminated and recyclable. Recycling medical plastic waste is possible if properly coordinated between the healthcare and recycling industries. Hear the latest from innovators on how they are tackling this medical plastics waste problem using #sustainable and #circular practices. The roundtable will discuss Massachusetts #waste bans and how #partnerships enable sustainable innovations in recycling medical plastics from labs. Innovative companies will provide information on quantifying and reporting lab waste and giving second life to single use plastics by integrating recycled materials back into manufacturing supply chains. Pilots and partnerships that companies have developed to drive sustainable innovation will be discussed. Sam White Gretchen Carey Anushk Gupta Noah Pyles James O'Brien Cormac O'Prey Cliff Emmons Richard Meiklejohn Jeffrey Champagne Mary Ann Picard Chris Ilsley Alexander Margulis, Ph.D. Mark Parsons Jon Weaver Ben Sosne Judith Underwood Alissa Peterson Jaimie Logan, JD, IOM Ursula Hultkvist Bengtsson Moa Dicksdotter Alenka Rozaj https://lnkd.in/enm_EGYs

Polycarbin was founded on the hypothesis that circularizing single-use scientific plastics is better for our planet than landfilling, incinerating, and even downcycling. After three years of data collection and multiple third-party analyses, the results are staggering. In celebration of #AmericaRecyclesDay, we are excited to announce the launch of the Carbin Counter? 4.0, now powered by the TRACI 2.1 environmental impact assessment tool developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The latest iteration of our Carbin Counter? Platform will empower Polycarbin customers with new, environmental KPIs, including—but not limited to: ?Global Warming Potential? ?Eutrophication Potential? ?Acidification Potential ?Ozone Depletion Potential ?Human Health Impacts ?Ecotoxicity #SustainabilityIsScience #EvidenceBasedSustainability #TrueCircularity #CarbinCounter #QuantifyVerify