White Paper: „Consumables Made of Bioplastics Enter the Lab“"

Can we solve the plastic problem? Plastic has entered our daily life. But as versatile and necessary as it is, it also has a major ecologic impact since it is made from fossil fuels. Bioplastics produced from plants like sugar cane seem to be an alternative, but this approach also has its drawbacks. Intending to build a circular economy, waste streams are coming into focus as a source for the production of plastics.

Special product highlights

• The Eppendorf Production Center in Oldenburg / Germany is ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) certified.
• ACT labeled (Accountability, Consistency, Transparency) – Environmental Impact Factor Certification conducted by My Green Lab^®
• Tubes*, tips and plates are made from renewable feedstock (recycled e.g. from food oil wastes and residues), applying ISCC mass balance approach. For details, see the product label.
• General Quality Certificates/Compliance with standards are available separately for Eppendorf Tubes^® BioBased, epT.I.P.S.^® BioBased, Eppendorf Safe-Lock^® Tubes BioBased, Eppendorf Deepwell Plates BioBased and twin.tec^® Trace PCR plates BioBased.
• Product-specific and lot-specific purity certificates, as well as an ISCC sustainability declaration for Eppendorf Tubes^® BioBased, epT.I.P.S.^® BioBased, Eppendorf Safe-Lock^® Tubes BioBased, Eppendorf Deepwell Plates BioBased and twin.tec^® Trace PCR plates BioBased, are available to download from the product page.
  

* The screw caps of the Eppendorf Tubes^® BioBased are made from fossil-sourced materials and will also be converted to bio-based PE in the near future.