Science. Applied to Life.™ 3M ™ Petrifilm ™ Plates Sustainability. By the numbers. A recent 3M study compared the environmental impact of traditional agar methods with 3M ™ Petrifilm ™ Plates. The study found that 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates used 75% less energy and 80% 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 could 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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Science.Applied to Life.™
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates
Sustainability. By the numbers.
A recent 3M study compared the environmental
impact of traditional agar methods with
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates. The study found that
3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates used 75% less energy and
80% 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
could 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 using 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates can help you meet your sustainability goals at 3M.com/foodsafety/sustainability, and about 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 using 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 9 l/min.) -equivalent CO2 emissions for 3.8 cars to drive 1.6 km
Number of Microbiological
Analyses or Tests
ENERGY (MJ) WATER (kg H20) GHG EMISSIONS (kg CO2E)