BioBased consumables – trusted performance with a measurable difference

You reach for them every day: a pipette tip, a tube, a plate. Used one at a time, they may seem like a small decision. Across a busy laboratory, each choice that you make quickly adds up—and so does the opportunity to make a difference.

BioBased consumables help you take that step without changing the way you work.

From someone’s kitchen to your lab

BioBased consumables use renewable, second-generation feedstocks, including used cooking oil and other waste or residue streams from the food industry. In other words, material that has already served one purpose is given a second life in the laboratory.

The feedstock is broken down to the molecular level and recombined into long chains of polypropylene. This BioBased polypropylene is then used in the trusted manufacturing process to produce BioBased tubes, pipette tips, PCR plates and deepwell plates. The resulting consumables match their fossil-based counterparts in look, feel and performance. The only difference is the origin of the raw material.

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Trusted performance

Sustainability can’t come at the expense of sample safety, precision, or reproducibility. A failed experiment doesn’t save resources. It uses more reagents, more consumables, and more time.

BioBased consumables deliver the same quality, purity and technical performance you expect. The final material is designed to meet the same specifications and performance requirements as comparable fossil-based materials. Trusted by scientists. Backed by documentation. A more sustainable choice.

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A measurable difference you can trust

During research and development, Eppendorf assesses environmental impact and supports its claims with independent certification from two primary partners.

Using the ISCC PLUS^® mass-balance approach, certified renewable feedstocks are accounted for across the supply chain and their equivalent share is attributed to specified products for a transparent insight into their composition. Eppendorf BioBased consumables are made from upwards of 86% bio-sourced polymers depending on the product type.

Eppendorf requests ACT Environmental Impact Factor Label from My Green Lab for many of its products and devices. It helps you to make clearer comparisons between products by sharing data on e.g. renewable energy used during manufacturing, alongside recycled content.

Eppendorf also conducts its own assessments to ensure that every BioBased product makes a measurable difference. For example, Eppendorf Safe-Lock Tubes^® BioBased have a 38% lower cradle-to-grave carbon footprint than comparable fossil-sourced tubes.

At laboratory scale, these reductions add up. Choose with confidence, supported by clear environmental documentation and by trusted industry partners.

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Ready to make a difference?

BioBased consumables don’t solve laboratory waste on their own. They offer a practical step towards more sustainable lab work while maintaining the trusted performance your work depends on—one tube, tip and plate at a time.

Take the next step. Get in touch to explore how Eppendorf can support your workflows and sustainability goals.

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