Disposable plastics have become indispensable in research and healthcare, particularly for sterile consumables like syringes, test tubes, and petri dishes. However, the lack of scalable technologies and know-how for managing these materials has led to an alarming reality: an enormous amount of clinical and laboratory plastic waste is incinerated. This not only squanders valuable resources but also harms the environment. With growing social awareness and legislative pressure, there is now a heightened focus on recycling, creating a unique opportunity for transformative change.
LabCycle believes that saving lives and driving innovation shouldn’t come at the expense of the planet. Their vision is simple yet powerful: to turn waste into value by creating a circular system where resources are reused repeatedly. LabCycle offers an innovative solution to sort, decontaminate, and recycle or upcycle single-use laboratory plastics, enabling a step-change in the adoption of circular economy principles within the research and healthcare sectors. Through proprietary Automated Decontamination System (AutoDecon), contaminated plastics are safely processed, which are then transformed into new lab-grade consumables, such as petri dishes and test tubes, closing the loop on plastic waste.
LabCycle’s model has already been validated in various research and healthcare setting, and they’re are excited to scale up this solution and build a sustainable future for healthcare and research. By giving waste a new life, LabCycle is proving that innovation and sustainability can go hand in hand.