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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)

Agar 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates Agar 3M™ Petrifilm™

Plates Agar 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates

100 441 107 133 27.7 28 7.0

200 882 214 266 55.4 56 13.9

300 1,323 321 399 83.1 84 20.9

400 1,764 428 532 110.8 112 27.8

500 2,205 535 665 138.5 140 34.8

750 3,308 803 998 208 210 52.1

1000 4,410 1,070 1,330 277 280 69.5

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