Eppendorf’s bio-based tubes produced from 90% bio feedstock

In Germany, the new generation of tubes “Eppendorf Tubes BioBased” is made from 90% renewable bio-based feedstock (recycled e.g. from food oil wastes and residues) plus 10% fossil-based feedstock. Thus, these tubes in the sizes 5.0 mL, 15 mL, 25 mL and 50 mL with screw cap are made of certified polypropylene based on renewable, used raw materials and are called “BioBased”.

This means that Eppendorf is no longer focusing only on the development of new products, but also on new manufacturing materials. In line with the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” concept, the main goal is to produce polymer products in a much more sustainable way without compromising the guaranteed product quality and performance needed in increasingly demanding research.