Stericup® E and Steritop® E sterile filtration devices

Our engineers found a way to provide the steadfast performance you’ve come to expect from Millipore® membrane filtration devices, with a significant reduction in disposable plastic materials.

The new ‘E’ (eco-friendly) additions to the Stericup® family eliminate the plastic filter funnel entirely by threading directly onto the media bottle.

The new Stericup® E filter was designed so that the user can directly connect a commercial media or other bottle containing the liquid to be filtered to the Stericup® E filtration unit, eliminating the need for a plastic filler funnel. Two diameters of threaded couplings were developed to meet the two most common commercial bottle formats.

Thanks to this innovative design, the amount of plastic used per unit was reduced by 22% to 47% (depending on the product version).

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Product Performance

Our goal was to reduce plastic waste in sterile filtration without compromising the performance that labs worldwide have come to expect from Stericup® and Steritop® premium filter devices.

The design of the Stericup® E and Steritop® E devices provides the same reliable sterile filtration as our standard Stericup® filters.

Packaging and Paper Reduction

The packaging of the new Stericup® E and Steritop® E filters was developed in alignment with our SMASH Packaging initiative. Thanks to the new product design, not only was the amount of plastic and corrugated packaging reduced considerably, but the sustainability characteristics of these packaging items were improved as well:

The boxes and inserts have sustainable forestry certification, which contributes to our Zero Deforestation goal.

The plastic pouches are now made of polyethylene, which contributes to our goals of increasing sustainability and recyclability of plastic packaging.

We save even more materials by providing electronic versions of the product user guide and certificate of quality, instead of printing these documents on paper and shipping them in the product box.

Learn more about our commitment to responsible life science tools.

Distribution and Storage

Because the Stericup® E and Steritop® E devices are more lightweight than traditional filters, they require less fuel for shipping, resulting in reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

The compact product design enabled us to reduce the volume of the product boxes by 26% to 73%, depending on the product version. This means more products per pallet and per transportation vehicle, and less storage space required for the user.

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