NIH Recognizes Earth Day

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A stream on NIH's Bethesda campus

Photo:  Eric Bock

NIH marked Earth Day on April 22 and encourages staff to take part in ongoing activities that protect the environment, reduce energy consumption, minimize waste generation and contain operational costs to conserve our resources.

NIH programs and materials designed to help staff conserve resources and protect the planet include:

• Participating in the NIH Freezer Challenge to increase the reliability of freezers and reduce the energy consumption from cold storage units. See: https://go.nih.gov/JFvoRiI.
• Using the NIH Solvent Recovery Program and Chemical Redistribution Program to reduce chemical waste and costs. See: https://go.nih.gov/KiGZnEf.
• Reducing medical pathological waste (MPW) and the associated costs through the MPW Totes Program. See: https://go.nih.gov/PPzOUTj.
• Avoiding acquisition costs and waste by reusing equipment and supplies for free with the Excess Product Catalog. See: https://go.nih.gov/a44WlXc.
• Reading the NIH Green Zone newsletter (https://go.nih.gov/Dny4qlH) and watching videos on the ORF YouTube Channel (https://go.nih.gov/Dny4qlH).