The 2019 International Laboratory Freezer Challenge
My Green Lab.
My Green Lab.
PHC Corporation of North America and PHC Europe B.V. are proud to be Gold Sponsors of the International Freezer Challenge, an initiative of My Green Lab, a California-based non-profit established to enhance sustainability through all phases of scientific research. As a leading worldwide provider of ultra-low temperature storage freezers to the scientific community, we continue to support global sustainability objectives through research and development, logistics and manufacturing processes. This program will showcase our advances in ultra-low temperature freezer design, ENERGY STAR® certification and other improvements to the entire line of PHCbi brand freezers.
According to Allison Paradise, founder and CEO of My Green Lab, the
ultra-low temperature freezer is a microcosm of how sustainability
can be viewed. “Sustainability initiatives should reduce the environmental
impact of laboratories without compromising research. The Freezer
Challenge was created to help scientists manage their cold storage
units and samples in a way that reduces overall energy consumption,
minimizes waste, improves the performance of their cold storage units,
and better protects their samples. We are thrilled to see freezer
manufacturers approaching product development with a broader emphasis
on all aspects of sustainability".
Paradise added that the Freezer Challenge is an opening to a deeper
discussion about sustainability on a facility or global level, one
that considers energy, water, landfill diversion and stewardship
of resources.
“Improved maintenance of freezers ensures better protection of precious
samples. Discarding samples that are no longer needed ensures that
labs not purchasing freezers they may not actually need".
