[Lfm] Recycling fly vials

[Annick Sawala]

Hi all,

@Stefano: just wondering, what do you use to flush out the food? Just a
regular lab tap with tubing, or something with more force?

in response to Rita's question regarding re-usable labels:

we found electrical tape works very well - we ordered from here:
https://www.gaffatape.com/
I'm pasting our order details from a while ago:
2 x Electrical PVC Insulation Tape - Single Rolls (LEMPVC25G) at £1.04 =
£2.07
2 x Electrical PVC Insulation Tape - Single Rolls (LEMPVC25R) at £1.04 =
£2.07
2 x Electrical PVC Insulation Tape - Single Rolls (LEMPVC25Y) at £1.04 =
£2.07
2 x Electrical PVC Insulation Tape - Single Rolls (LEMPVC19B) at £0.78 =
£1.57
2 x Electrical PVC Insulation Tape - Single Rolls (LEMPVC19PK) at £0.78 =
£1.57

We then print stock labels onto Avery labels L7656 (can be imported from an
excel file).

After sticking the label onto a piece of electrical tape, we cover it with
Scotch crystal clear tape.

They take a little time to make but last several years.

All the best,
Annick

On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 10:03 AM Damien Goutte-Gattat <dpg44 at cam.ac.uk>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > On 3 Dec 2021, at 08:41, James Hodge <James.Hodge at bristol.ac.uk> wrote:
> > I am looking into decreasing the consumption of one use plasticware for
> flies in the lab, has or is anybody recycling their plastic or using glass,
> etc? If so, please can you email me how you do it/advice?
>
> If you have not seen it already, someone from an Argentina fly lab
> recently shared on Twitter her protocol for washing and reusing fly vials.
> [1]
>
> Best,
>
> - Damien
>
> [1] https://twitter.com/MuraroNara/status/1458912682678145024
>
> --
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>                              Development and Neuroscience
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-- 
Annick Sawala, PhD
Senior Scientist
Vivan Therapeutics (formerly My Personal Therapeutics)
vivantx.com
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