iBiMED GreenLab – promoting sustainable biomedical research
In 2021, we have created the iBiMED GreenLab, a grassroot(s) initiative with the aim of promoting sustainability practices allied to quality scientific research at our institution.
Biomedical and biological research laboratories produce a substantial amount of plastic waste, much of it disposable. Some estimates indicate that each researcher may produce up to 0.95 tonnes of waste per year and about 1.8% of plastic waste worldwide is derived from research laboratories (Urbina et al., 2015, Nature).
As researchers and citizens, we are aware and concerned of the substantial ecological impact of science-related activities and in particular the carbon footprint of iBiMED. Environmental sustainability is now a priority as recognized by United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, https://sdgs.un.org/goals) and an area of active effort at the University of Aveiro. To this end, in 2021, we have created the iBiMED GreenLab, a grassroot(s) initiative with the aim of promoting sustainability practices allied to quality scientific research at our institution.
Our main areas of intervention are i) Lab waste & plastic: reduce, reuse, recycle research material, ii) Energy reduction and rational use, iii) Education, awareness and community engagement. The iBiMED GreenLab integrates the national network of GreenLab initiatives of research laboratories in Portugal (GreenLabs Portugal, www.greenlabs.pt/) and the Sustainable European Laboratory Network (SELs, www.sels-network.org/).
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GreenLab Mission:
- Promote sustainability practices in biomedical research
- Raise awareness for sustainability in research
- Share ideas, protocols and good practices for sustainable research
- Contribute to reduce iBiMED’s carbon footprint
- Actively engage the iBiMED community in the GreenLab initiative and promote significant changes in workspaces
Steering Committee Members:
- Diogo Trigo, Assistant Researcher
- Sandrina Nóbrega Pereira, Assistant Researcher
- Patrícia Correia, PhD Student
- Maria João Carvalho, Post Doctoral Researcher
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