Washington DC, US – The US Environmental Protection Agency is looking for nominations for its 2025 Green Chemistry Challenge awards. These recognise new green chemistry processes and products that protect human health and the environment. Past winners have included PU applications, such as the recyclable lignin-based PU foam developed at Clemson University, and Cargill’s soy-based polyols for flexible foam.
Awards will be presented in six categories, including one recognising green chemistry technology that can prevent or reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and another that emphasises circularity via chemicals and materials that can be continuously reused or remanufactured.
Submissions must reach EPA by 13 December 2024; more information about the nomination process can be found on the agency’s website. The winners will be announced in the autumn of 2025; the winners of the 2024 awards will be announced later this autumn.
“Green chemistry is an important way to create products that prevent waste and increase resource efficiency,” said Jennie Romer, deputy assistant administrator for pollution prevention in EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. “In recent years, we've seen tremendous innovation in transforming how we can more effectively use renewable feedstock, agricultural waste and bio-based proteins. The Green Chemistry Challenge Awards spotlight cutting-edge technologies and show us how green chemistry will continue to protect our environment and ensure we all have cleaner air and water.”
