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Getting Out of the Red and into the

Green:

A Review of Environmental

Procurement in the Vivarium

Jim Wallace,

Director, Science Associates UK

Tom Mistretta, AIA

Vice President, Principal Laboratory Planner, HDR CUH2A

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Facility Waste & Recycling

Waste Bedding• Issues

 –Disposal costs more than

product

 –Regulatory controls

 –Processing/contaminated wastes

 –Processing/allergen exposure

from waste bedding/cages

 –Storage

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Contributions to impact: Reusable

 

%

0

-10

-20

-30

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

 

-3,83

100

-1,7

100

-3,22

100

-26,6

100

-8,38

100

-0,68

100

-5,5

100

-3,44

100

-1,44

100

-4,26

100

SterilizationProduction Ventilation

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An al izz ando 1 p mater ia le ' c ic lo completo ' ; Metodo: CML 2 basel ine 2000+raw nuov o2 net to / Wes t Europe, 1995 / Carat ter izz az ione

%

0

-1

-2

-3

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

10

ener gy g loba l w a r ming

(GWP100)

oz one l ay e r dep l

(ODP)

h u ma n to x ic ity f r e s h w a te r a q u

ec o t ox .

mar ine aqu at ic

ecotox ic i t y

te rr es tr ia l e c oto x p ho to c he mic a l

oxidat ion

ac id if ic ation eu tr oph i

c ic lo c omple to p rod otto f in ito 1 iv c us a ta 2 iv c us a ta s v uot. le 3 iv c us a ta lav agg io 4 iv c us a ta ste r iliz z 5f ine v ita

-3,83

1 00

-1,7

100

-3,22

100

-26,6

1 00

-8,38

100

-0,68

100

-5,5

100

-3,44

1 00

-1,44

1 00

-4,26

10 0

Production Ventilation Sterilisation

Contributions to impact: Reusable

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Analizzando 1 p materiale 'ciclo di vita monouso'; Metodo: CML 2 baseline 2000+raw nuovo2 netto / West Europe, 1995 / Caratterizzaz ione

%

0

-10

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

energy global w arming

(GWP100)

ozone layer depletio

(ODP)

human tox ic ity f resh water aquat ic

ecotox.

marine aquatic

ecotoxicity

ter rest ria l eco tox ic it pho tochemical

oxidation

ac idif ication eutrophicati

c ic lo di vita monous o IV C monous o Elec tric ity Italy Landf ill Plastic s (ex cl. Incin. Plas tic s ( ex cl. PV

-1,34

100 100 100

-1,1

100

-2,69

100

-3,67

100

-0,936

100

-0,242

100

-0,389

100 100

Production Ventilation

Contributions to Impact: Disposable

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Confronto di 1 p materiale 'ciclo completo' con 1 p materiale 'ciclo di vita monouso'; Metodo: CML 2 baseline 2000+raw nuovo2 netto / West Europe, 1995 / Caratterizzaz ione

%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

energy global w arming

(GWP100)

ozone layer depletio

(ODP)

human tox ic it y f r es h w a te r aquat i

ecotox.

marine aquatic

ecotoxicity

ter res t ria l ecotox ic it photochemical

oxidation

acidif ication eutrophi

c ic lo c ompleto c ic lo di v ita monous o

43,8

100

49,5

100

82,6

100 100

18,3

100 99,3

62,7

100

71,6

100

73,6

100

32,4

100

38,8

Reusable Disposable

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Conclusions :Life Cycle

Assessment

• Use phase impacts are most important in the

re-usable system;

• Production impacts dominate for disposable

system

• Life cycle of re-usable system cuts

-Climate impacts at least 50% reduced

 –Fossil fuel consumption reduced by 60%

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Facility Design

Disposable Caging

=

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Facility Design

Disposable Caging

X 60,000,000/day

= X 2,860,000/dayX 60,000,000/day

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Facility Design

Disposable Caging

10,000,000/year 

338,000/day

3 mice/cage

change cage 1/10 days

t

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• Human Health Impacts –Toxicological

 –Non-toxicological

 –Work environment

• Resources

 –Water 

 –Land

 –Energy and materials

 –Global warming potential

• Ecological Consequences

 –Ozone depletion

 –Eutrophication –Photo-oxidant formation

 –Ecotoxicological

 –Acidification

 –Habitat alterations

nv ronmentaProcurement

Considerations Missing:

Social impacts

Production equipment 

Other factors to difficult to quantify 

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Facility Design

Disposable Caging

Disposable Caging

Recyclable Caging