Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009666

Rstream Recycling LLC received a $275,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an autonomous waste sorting platform. The platform aims to improve landfill diversion and recycling rates for non-industrial waste streams at high-traffic venues like stadiums, universities, airports, and theme parks. Currently, waste sorting at these facilities is done manually or through expensive robotic...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $579,227 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to develop an integrated biochemical and physicochemical process to recover critical metals from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The project aims to: 1) characterize critical metal content in existing landfill leachates, 2) examine the use of in-situ biofilms for bioleaching, 3) elucidate the complex chemistry of...

This $191,339 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) to Lafayette College aims to develop an innovative integrated bio- and physico-chemical process to recover critical metals from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill leachates. The key objectives are to: Characterize the critical metal content in existing US landfill leachates, 2) Examine the use of in-situ biofilms...

This $127,687 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), is funding research at West Virginia University to develop a data-driven framework for promoting sustainable resource recovery from organic waste in rural agricultural regions. The overarching goal is to leverage data science, life cycle modeling, and policy analysis to enable the implementation of resource recovery technologies that can convert organic waste streams like animal manure...

This $367,243 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports research focused on improving municipal organic waste management systems to increase the use of compost in agriculture and food production. The key objectives are to (1) quantify the spatial scale of municipal organic waste management, (2) analyze local factors influencing these systems, and (3) understand the transformative potential of the circular economy...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The $491,314 award to the District of Columbia Department of Public Works (DPW) will support the development of a 10-year Solid Waste Management Plan. The plan will include a waste characterization study and an organics management plan to help the city achieve an 80%...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $995,163 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an autonomous waste sorting platform for decentralized pre-processing at high-traffic venues. The project aims to create a compact, high-throughput, and turnkey sorting system that leverages computer vision and machine learning to accurately identify and sort diverse waste streams, enabling improved landfill...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $612,441 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is funded through the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant program (CFDA 66.920). The purpose is to support the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) in conducting a comprehensive statewide waste characterization study. The study will evaluate the current composition of Nebraska's solid waste stream, quantify the impact of existing recycling programs, and...

The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $245,000 Project Grant to the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology to conduct a collaborative research project on "Mechanistic Study of Mesoporous Carbon Formation from Food Waste." The goal of the 3-year project is to develop a novel 2-stage process to convert food waste into high-value mesoporous carbon materials that can be used to fabricate electrodes for...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant under CFDA 47.041 - Engineering aims to develop an innovative and integrated bio- and physico-chemical process to effectively recover critical metals from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill leachates. The $915,128 award to Purdue University, with a project period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028, will fund research to: 1) characterize critical metal content in existing US landfill leachates, 2) examine the use of in-situ biofilms for...