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ASTM E732 - 80(2011) Standard Specification for Disposable Pasteur-Type Pipet
This specification covers the design and dimensional requirements for four types (Types I, II, III, and IV) of disposable bacteriological (Pasteur-type) nonvolumetric glass pipets suitable for replicate dispensing of drops of solutions and suspensions for laboratory purposes. The pipets shall be made of good quality, clear glass of either Type I, Class A or ...
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ASTM E672 - 87(2011) Standard Specification for Disposable Glass Micropipets
This specification covers two different types of disposable glass micropipets, calibrated “to contain,” used in measuring microlitre volumes of liquids. The pipets made to these specifications shall be fabricated from borosilicate glass (Type I, Class A or B) or soda lime glass (Type II). Pipets shall be of one piece construction and shall meet the ...
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Bb01 ‘Baby Jaws’ Glass Bottle Crusher
The PEL Waste Reduction Equipment waste glass bottle crusher range spans the BB01 under-the-counter machine, to the BB06 ‘Mega Jaws’ product which can crush up to 4000 bottles per hour through to the large capacity stand-alone BB09 glass bottle crusher. The 600mm (w) x 600mm (d) x 840mm (h) dimensions of the BB01 ‘Baby Jaws’ machine allows it to fit under a standard ...
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The UK`s 1st disposable tumblers that carry the CE marking and are fully compostable
Biopac is the first company in the UK to produce disposable tumblers that carry the CE marking.0 The pint and ½ pint tumblers are fully compliant with the applicable Trading Standards regulations and so have received the CE mark approval. Before the Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) came into force in the UK in October 2006 it was very difficult for disposable glasses to be stamped ...
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How Rye River Brewing Company are Saving on Glass Disposal Costs
PEL Waste Reduction Equipment has installed a BB022 large capacity industrial glass bottle crusher in the Rye River Brewing Company. The BB022 will allow Rye River to efficiently manage waste glass bottles generated across their site and save on the overall handling and disposal costs of this waste. The Rye River Brewing Company, based in Celbridge, Kildare employs over 40 people across the ...
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ASTM E787 - 81(2011) Standard Specification for Disposable Glass Micro Blood Collection Pipets
This specification covers two dimensionally different (short and long) disposable glass micropipets used primarily to collect whole human blood specimens for clinical analysis and testing. Short and long pipets are available as coated with heparin (Type I) or uncoated (Type II).The pipets shall be fabricated from borosilicate glass, Type I, ...
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BB01 Glass Bottle Crusher Installed in London`s Radisson Blu Edwardian Sussex Hotel
PEL Waste Reduction Equipment has installed a BB01 ‘Baby Jaws’ under-the-counter Waste Glass Bottle Crusher in the Radisson Blu Edwardian Sussex Hotel located in London’s West End. The bottle crusher will cut the hotel's waste glass volumes by up to 80% and as a result reduce their overall costs of waste glass bottle management and disposal. PEL Waste Reduction Equipment has ...
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EcoPure Waters announces IHG partnership
InterContinental Hotels Group will reduce its environmental impact by introducing EcoPure Waters’ filtered water systems across its UK and Ireland estate. IHG is seeking to introduce in-house filtered water across its estate of 334 hotels and resorts in the UK and Ireland to reduce the environmental damage caused by the creation, transportation and disposal of glass and plastic bottles. ...
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EPA Settlement with New York Electronics Recycler Protects Public from Potential Lead Exposure
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with ECO International, LLC of Vestal, New York, which will ensure the proper disposal of more than 26 million pounds of lead-containing crushed glass. Until 2013, ECO International was a recycler of discarded electronic devices (“electronic waste”), such as older televisions and computer monitors, which can contain ...
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The digital television transition: don’t kick your TV to the curb – eCycle instead
After June 12, 2009 all full power television stations started broadcasting in digital, over-the-air signals. EPA encourages all U.S. citizens who own an analog TV set and who receive free broadcasts (via rabbit ears or a roof-top antenna) to extend the life of their TV by subscribing to a paid TV service or connecting it to a converter box. Energy Star-qualified digital converter boxes are ...
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The digital television transition: No need to trash your TV
Wilmington, N.C., is the first city in the nation to switch to digital-only broadcasting. EPA encourages Wilmington residents and the rest of the country who own an analog TV set and who receive free broadcasts (via rabbit ears or a roof-top antenna) to extend the life of their TV by connecting it to a digital converter box. Energy Star-qualified digital converter boxes are available for ...
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Guide to Buying a Glass Bottle Crusher
The best approach to manage, store and dispose of waste glass bottles is a well debated subject amongst the many bar, restaurant and hotel owners in the hospitality industry. The generally accepted practice is to collect empty glass bottles in a bottle bin which, when full, is wheeled through the bar and into a bottle storage area where the bottles are sorted and eventually collected by a waste ...
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Which disposable cuvettes are Acetone resistant?
Disposable cuvettes are used in many labs where cross contamination of samples is a concern or where the cost of quartz or glass cuvettes is too high. Some disposable plastic cuvettes are not compatible with many common solvents, but the UV-Cuvette range from Brand offers excellent chemical compatibility, as well as high quality, in a disposable cuvette. The German manufacturer Brand have been ...
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Recycling waste packages in Japan. Construction waste recovery - Mariusz Grabda
Dr. Eng. Mariusz Grabda is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Environmental Engineering of Polish Academy of Sciences, and currently a post-doc fellow in the Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials of Tohoku University in Japan. His primary research concerned on utilization of geothermal heat and natural utilization of sewage sludge. In recent years, his ...
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Tank Cleanup at Defense Sites Will Leave Radioactive Waste
Untitled Document WASHINGTON, DC, - High-level radioactive material will remain in nuclear waste the Department of Energy plans to dispose of at its Savannah River Site in South Carolina, warns a new report from the National Research Council on cleanup of waste in underground tanks at three defense sites. It is not practical to remove all of the waste from the tanks, the ...
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Storied nuke plant becomes environmental wasteland
A stainless steel tank the size of a basketball court lies buried in the sandy soil of southeastern Washington state, an aging remnant of U.S. efforts to win World War II. The tank holds enough radioactive waste to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool. And it is leaking. For 42 years, tank AY-102 has stored some of the deadliest material at one of the most environmentally contaminated places in ...
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How Industry Can Help Maintain a Healthy Environment
How Industry Can Help Maintain a Healthy Environment Conservation among residential consumers has become a mainstay of utility operations, but opportunities abound among industrial users to put conservation measures into practice. This e-mail interview with wastewater expert Daniel Theobald details the ways in which industry can incorporate recycling and reuse into their daily operations. ...
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