Green Labs Certification Program

UW–Madison Office of Sustainability Green Labs LogoThe Green Labs intern team aims to help all laboratories on campus become more sustainable. Our consultation services provide UW–Madison students, faculty, and staff the information and tools they need to better understand the impacts of their practices and create healthy and sustainable laboratory environments. 

4 students standing in front of green bushes
The Green Labs intern team for 2024-2025. From left to right: Audrey Davies, Vibha Srinivasan, Chandler Wells, Ian Patch. (Not Pictured: Caroline Arciszewski, Bailey Tomsich)

What Our Labs Are Saying

“As a lab manager who already thinks "green", I signed our lab up for certification but didn't really expect to get beneficial suggestions beyond what our lab was already doing.  I was pleasantly surprised to get some additional ideas we hadn't thought to incorporate.  I especially liked how the program was not a "one size fits all" but tailored to each individual lab.”

Christy Stewart, program participant

Resources for Labs

Below, you’ll find a directory of resources that are available both on- and off-campus. If you use a tool we don’t have listed that makes your laboratory a more sustainable place, or if you find something new, please write to greenlabs@g-groups.wisc.edu.