An unmaintained freezer uses 12-15% more energy than a maintained one.
Request help with freezer thaws and filter cleanings.
An estimated 30% of samples are out of date or unusable. Regular cleanouts save space and reduce the number of cold storage units needed, saving your lab money.
While doing cleanouts, check whether some samples could be moved to less energy-intensive forms of cold storage. For example, DNA doesn’t need to be stored at -80°. Review this study comparing DNA stored at -80° vs -20°.