Episode 6: Talking to Dr Nikoline Borgermann about making labs more sustainable and her consultancy Ava Sustain

26/10/2020 59 min
Episode 6: Talking to Dr Nikoline Borgermann about making labs more sustainable and her consultancy Ava Sustain

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Episode Synopsis

Today we talked to Dr Nikoline Borgermann, founder of Ava Sustain. This is a consultancy that is dedicated to help labs around the world to reduce their environmental footprint by reducing single use plastic, energy and water waste. 


She will be giving tips on how to take the first step toward a "greener" lab and how to overcome obstacles that may be making the change difficult. I hope you find it useful and enjoy the episode! 


Check out Ava Sustain on Instagram and twitter @avasustain

You can also reach out to Dr Nikoline Borgermann on her website via www.avasustain.com


She provided us with a link to more information if you are interested in learning about the statistics for energy waste in the labs specifically for fridges:

https://www.mygreenlab.org/-70-is-the-new--80.html


She wrote a blog that you can find via www.labconscious.com/blog/going-green-in-a-wet-lab-symbolic-vs-high-impact-actions


Also, if you want to stay informed and part of the green lab community follow #greenlab #sustainablescience #labwaste #labwasteday


Thank you for listening! 

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