2023 EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Awards recipients named

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On Oct. 23, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced the winners of this year’s Green Chemistry Challenge Awards during a ceremony at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC. One academic researcher and five companies were recognized for efforts including transforming waste products into useful materials and creating greener industrial processes. “The Green Chemistry Challenge Awards demonstrate how sustainable alternatives in chemistry are flourishing and improve upon traditional methods,” Albert G. Horvath, American Chemical Society CEO, says in a press release . “Green chemistry can play a vital role in protecting human health and the environment by increasing efficiency, avoiding hazardous chemicals and preventing waste while improving the competitiveness of American companies,” Jennie Romer, deputy assistant administrator at the EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, says in the EPA’s press release . Richard Laine , a professor of materials science and engineering and macromolecular science and engineering