In fewer than two years, the University of Michigan’s Lab Swap Shop in Ann Arbor has surpassed $1 million in savings for researchers, giving new life to surplus laboratory equipment […] ...
The University of Michigan’s Lab Swap Shop has saved researchers more than $1 million in equipment and supply costs in less than two years while diverting 20,000 pounds of materials from landfills.
Every experiment produces results—and byproducts. Plastics, solvents, and energy use add up quickly in research settings, but a growing number of laboratories are showing that waste doesn’t have to be ...