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Editorial Calendar

Interested in contributing a blog, posing a question to the Forum, or creating a PHIL Talk (People Helping Improve Laboratories) video on your sustainable lab journey? Following is a year’s worth series of seasonal of topic ideas to inspire you to create a post or share your success and lessons learned on a key topic of interest to anyone trying to reduce waste and toxic materials in labs. You will also find examples of previous topics covered and recordings of forums on those topics from the 2024 calendar year. More ideas will populate the calendar throughout the year.

2025

Season
Theme
Blog/Video Ideas
Webinar/Forum Topics
Winter
Green Chemistry
Substituting Traditional Chemicals
Green Chemistry Tools
Spring
LabSavers: Lab Space Optimization
Conduct a lab space evaluation
LabSavers in Action
Summer
Repurpose Lab Equipment
Organize an equipment swap or donation
Laboratory Equipment Reuse
Fall
Sustainable Procurement
Reusable alternatives to common supplies
Equitable Procurement

2024

Month
Theme
Blog Ideas
Video Ideas
Webinars & Forums
January
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Foam in Labs
Who’s reusing coolers?
Revisiting EPS Foam in Labs
February
Know Your Lab's Energy Use
Getting started in lab benchmarking
Lab Benchmarking Tool demo
Labs2Zero Energy Score, February 7, 2024
March
Water: It’s Worth Saving | Celebrate World Water Day, March 22
Ways to save lab water
Lab water assessment
Water Reduction and Reuse March 20, 2024
April
Green Labs | Earth Day, April 22
Earth Day inspiration
Green labs in action
Education Week U.S. and Canadian Green Labs Sessions
May
Clean Labs, Save Space
Conduct a lab space evaluation
Lab space walk-through
CU Anschutz lab clean-up and space evaluation talk
June
Animal Bedding Compost
Safely compost animal bedding
Composting in action
Animal Bedding Composting at UAB
July
Waste/Toxics Reduction
Reducing Single-Use Plastics
Reusing Lab Supplies
Reuse Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic
August
Freezer Challenge Winners
Freezer Challenge announcement
Cool cold storage efforts
Freezer Challenge Forum
September
(Give) Back to School
Donate lab equipment to schools
Successful Lab Reuse Programs
I2SL Sustainable Lab Awards Ceremony
October
Award-Winning Ideas
Green labs leaders recognized
Interviews with I2SL winners
Shut the Sash Pilot Challenge Results Presentation
November
Lab Recycling | America Recycles Day, November 15
Hard-to-recycle items or purchasing recycled materials
I2SL Award winner PHIL talks
I2SL International Sustainable Laboratory Award Winners Showcase
December
Put the Freeze on Ice Packs
What can ship ambient?
Cool ways to reuse ice
Cold shipment alternatives
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