Starlab Sustainability Weeks 2025: Recap of Sustainable Success
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Sustainability Weeks Recycling

We are pleased to reflect on the successful 7th Starlab Sustainability Weeks, which took place from 6 to 17 October 2025, focusing entirely on the circular economy in laboratories.

Under the title "Beyond greenwashing: effective strategies for lab recycling and real sustainability," we demonstrated how our TipOne® closed-loop recycling system operates. The key point: collected materials are transformed into new racks. More than 1,100 labs are already part of this journey.

Highlights of the Sustainability Weeks

  • In southern Germany, a clean-up initiative where the team, together with customers, collected waste and raised awareness about environmental protection.
  • In France, the team creatively showcased the TipOne® closed-loop recycling system with a LEGO set, enabling participants to grasp the recycling process brick by brick.
  • In Austria and Germany, planting activities where cacti were planted in reused TipOne® racks, symbolising resilience and adaptability.
  • These activities were complemented by webinars highlighting effective recycling strategies.

Why is the TipOne® recycling service a success story?

More than 2,000 labs are already part of the programme, actively collecting their TipOne® system components. Through collaboration with the REMONDIS Group, Starlab achieved significant resource savings in 2024: the recycling programme saved 38.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent, corresponding to the annual carbon sequestration of approximately 1,575 trees – about 40% of the trees currently growing in Hyde Park, London.

Talking Together, Changing Together

Instead of one-way lectures, teams visited labs across Europe to directly interact with scientists and lab personnel, developing tailored solutions for more sustainable work practices.

United for a Greener Future

According to a survey among webinar participants, 90% view Starlab as a leader in lab sustainability. 60% already use the TipOne® recycling service, and another 30% now plan to sign up. Across seven webinars, Starlab reached over 225 people.