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Canadian university lab prioritises post-experiment materials recycling

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Test tubes, plastic gloves and safety masks are only a string of items used and discarded daily at a laboratory. And while an increasing number of researchers are working on ecological solutions, it stands to reason that the various experiments conducted globally results in a sizable waste stream. Indeed, a new study by McGill University students confirms that its campus labs send an impressive volume of plastic and glass items to landfill each year.

An estimated 100 tons of plastic waste and 275 tons of glass could be recycled annually by properly collecting waste at McGill University laboratory. This material used to innovative work but will hardly ever see the inside of a recycling facility, the research paper claims.

What’s more, except for notable exceptions like Harvard University, it is likely results aren’t much better at the 300-plus research universities scattered across North America. McGill University alone has 900 research and teaching labs.

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