Sustainability

Sustainability in a cleanroom is a difficult challenge. However, there's no time to waste – the best time to act is now. Our planet's health depends on it.

In the cleanroom of the University of Copenhagen, we have already taken steps to reduce our day-to-day waste, and we are always active in discussing means to become more sustainable.

We are always open to suggestions to decrease our environmental impact.

User's responsibility

• Reduce the amount of single-use materials such as
  • Wipes
  • Disposable beakers
  • Shoe covers on external labs
• Turn off the lights of the fumehood when you are done
• Turn off equipment if it is allowed- otherwise set it to idle mode
• Keep the fumehood shash on the lowest level (align the smiley stickers on the edge of the fumehood)
• Use glass beakers istead of plastic

Implemented strategies

• Supplied the cleanroom with a sufficient amount of glass beakers to substitute the plastic ones
• Substitute shoe covers with reusable and washable cleanroom clogs