The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting nominations for the 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards from companies or institutions that have developed a new green chemistry process or product that helps protect human health and the environment by reducing or eliminating the use or generation of hazardous substances at their source. These prestigious annual awards recognize chemical technologies that incorporate green chemistry into chemical design, manufacture, and use. The 2023 Awards will also recognize green chemical technologies that address climate change. Nominations are due by December 9, 2022.
Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the generation of pollution before it is created by minimizing or eliminating the hazards of chemical feedstocks, reagents, solvents and/or products.
An independent panel of technical experts convened by the American Chemical Society’s Green Chemistry Institute will formally judge the 2023 nominations and make recommendations to EPA. EPA anticipates giving awards to outstanding green chemistry technologies in six categories next June.
A recording of a webinar to educate stakeholders on the Green Chemistry Challenge Awards and the nomination process is available on EPA’s website. The webinar reviewed the history of the awards, the categories within the awards, eligibility requirements, and what is needed to submit a nomination.
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