Lab Plastics

Pipette Tip Boxes

When sourcing pipette tip systems, try to reduce the amount of new material consumed. Many manufacturers have pipette tip systems where parts of system can be reused and requires only the tip decks to be changed out. You can also purchase non-disposable pipette basins to use in your lab area.

Some manufacturers (including Thermo Fisher) have pipette tip recycling boxes that can be placed in your lab and shipped back through FedEx when full for recycling.

You can also consider repurposing pipette tip boxes as storage containers for Eppendorf tubes or other small non-glass or non-sharp items within your lab or home.

Other Lab Plastics

Consider reducing your use of conical tubes by using alternate containers. Evaluate if conical tubes that were used for liquids like water or buffer can be reused.