3M ™ Petrifilm ™ Plates Sustainability. By the numbers. A recent study compared the environmental impacts of traditional agar methods with 3M ™ Petrifilm ™ Plates. The study found that 3M Petrifilm Plates used 76% less energy and 79% less water, emitted 75% less greenhouse gas and produced 66% less waste than agar plates. 1 When multiplied by the number of plates you use on a daily basis, savings like this can make significant contributions to your sustainability goals. So how much can you save? 1 “Reduction in Primary Energy Demand, Blue Water Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 3M ™ Petrifilm ™ Plates Compared to Traditional Microbiological Analysis Method,” Jason Howland, 3M Environmental Laboratory and Hannah Bakken, 3M Food Safety
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3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates
Sustainability. By the numbers.
A recent study compared the environmental
impacts of traditional agar methods with
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates. The study found that
3M Petrifilm Plates used 76% less energy and
79% less water, emitted 75% less greenhouse
gas and produced 66% less waste than agar
plates.1 When multiplied by the number of
plates you use on a daily basis, savings like
this can make significant contributions to
your sustainability goals. So how much
can you save?
1 “Reduction in Primary Energy Demand, Blue Water Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates Compared to Traditional Microbiological Analysis Method,” Jason Howland, 3M Environmental Laboratory and Hannah Bakken, 3M Food Safety
Learn more about how 3M Petrifilm Plates can help you meet your sustainability goals at 3M.com/foodsafety/sustainability and 3M’s commitment to environmental stewardship at 3M.com/SustainabilityReport.
Helping you meet your sustainability goals. One test at a time.3M has done the math so you can quickly see how 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates can help you cut your greenhouse gas emissions, water usage and energy consumption. Just find the number of tests you do on a weekly or monthly basis to see how much more sustainable your organization can be by switching from traditional agar dishes to 3M Petrifilm Plates.
For example, using 100 3M Petrifilm Plates instead of 100 agar dishes can save: -enough energy to power 194 60W light bulbs for eight hours -enough water for one 10-minute shower/day (at 2.5 gals/min.) -equivalent CO2 emissions for 3.8 cars to drive one mile
Number of Microbiological
Analyses or Tests
ENERGY (MJ) WATER (kg H20) GHG EMISSIONS (kg CO2E)
