Sharing our successes is a great way to help others be successful. Transitioning to different products is difficult. We have to identify potential products; evaluate their sustainability, performance, and cost attributes; test the products; and establish a system for purchasing the new product. By sharing our success stories, we reduce the time and cost for others. To share your success story in any of the following or other categories, please fill out the Success Story Submission form.

Product success stories

Biobased Content

Dishware (takeout) – Lawrence Livermore National Lab (01/24/2019)
Lubricant (metal cutting) – Los Alamos National Lab (12/10/2018)

Non/Less Toxic

Goats (herbicide alternative) – Oak Ridge National Lab (03/22/2021)

Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Electric Fleet – Lawrence Livermore National Lab (01/13/2023)

Multiple Attributes

Ceiling Tile – Office of Scientific and Technical Information (09/08/2021)
Cleaners and Cleaning Procedures – Brookhaven National Lab (01/27/2022)

Operational success stories

Reduce and Reuse

Lubricant (Cutting Oil) – Brookhaven National Lab (01/22/2020)
Materials Exchange – Y-12 National Security Complex (12/10/2018)
Moving Bins – Los Alamos National Lab (08/10/2020)
Paper – Y-12 National Security Complex (08/11/2020)
Paper Towels & Food – Argonne National Lab (04/22/2022)
Wastewater – Pantex Plant (06/02/2021)