Do you regularly de-ice your freezers, turn off equipment overnight, or inventory your samples? You have already earned points! Get credit for your activities by signing up now!

JHU will begin using My Green Lab's Certification 2.0. This updated certification enhances rigor, impact, and scalability enabling labs of all types to make measurable and lasting improvements in sustainability. Read more here! 

Does your lab turn off equipment after use, have automatic lights, utilize outlet timers, or have high efficiency freezers? You likely are already eligible for a Green Labs certification!

Contact sustainability@jh.edu with questions or to start the process. 

Learn more here!

Check out Green Labs Ambassador Training* to learn more and start your lab off with more sustainable practices safe and beneficial to your experiments and work!

*you must be logged into myLearning in order to access this site

Many companies, in conjunction with My Green Lab, have implemented the ACT Ecolabel. This label shows the environmental impacts of your lab reagents and supplies. For some common laboratory products, there may now be options to purchase a more sustainable version of your product without compromising on quality or performance! 

Featured Product: QIAwave RNA Kit – Eco-friendlier RNA Purification (vs Qiagen RNeasy Kit) with identical performance! Sustainability changes: 

- Up to 60% less plastic and up to 57% less cardboard compared to the RNeasy Mini Kit

- Reusable Waste Tubes made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic

- Buffer concentrates that use up to 90% less plastic than our standard buffer bottles