Project Grant X1981878012

This $350,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to Oregon State University aims to develop an integrated circuit hardware system and data collection/decision support metrics to establish a quantitative information ecosystem for electronic device reuse and recycling. The key activities under this 3-year project include: 1) Developing low-cost wireless tags to provide recyclers with easy-to-read...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $249,957 project grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to the University of Florida (UF) for the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DESC: TYPE 1: SOFTWARE-HARDWARE RECYCLING AND REPAIR DATASET INFRASTRUCTURE (SHREDI) FOR SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING" project. This 3-year collaborative effort aims to enhance electronic waste (e-waste) recovery by transforming electronics design practices and optimizing e-waste...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921) will fund a targeted recycling education and outreach initiative led by Ecomaine, a non-profit organization. The goal is to enhance recycling participation and divert more recyclable materials from landfills in southern, coastal, and central Maine, with a focus on multi-family dwelling units where recycling access has...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.086 - Conservation Research and Development) provides $4,860,332.00 to Harris County, Texas to increase consumer participation in electronics and battery recycling through new interactive educational installations, displays, and a behavior change education campaign. The project, titled "ZEEBRA: ZOOS EDUCATING ON ELECTRONICS AND BATTERY RECYCLING AWARENESS",...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (CFDA 66.921) program will fund a comprehensive recycling outreach and education campaign led by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus in Northeastern Illinois. The three-year initiative aims to increase waste prevention activities, boost recycling participation rates, and reduce contamination in the recycling stream across 275 municipalities and 7 counties. Key activities...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grants program (CFDA 66.921) provides $1,547,635 in funding to Recycle Hawaii and its partner, the Ka'ū Global Learning Lab, to implement a youth-led, community-based education campaign. The objectives are to increase waste prevention activities, boost recycling participation rates, and decrease contamination in the recycling stream. Key activities...

This Project Grant award of $371,516, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921), supports the Clean Air Council's efforts to enhance residential composting and recycling in the disadvantaged communities of Braddock, Clairton, and Swissvale, Pennsylvania. The project aims to build and support backyard and community composting systems, including conducting outreach campaigns, developing...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $341,545 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to develop new approaches for managing partially broken computing equipment to extend their lifetimes and reduce e-waste. The 3-year project aims to enable the continued use of computing devices that would otherwise be discarded when only partially broken, thereby reducing the need for new...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to UHV Technologies Inc. to improve the battery recycling economy. The objective of the project is to: 1) Increase battery recovery rates by collecting batteries from various waste streams like municipal solid waste, automotive scrap, and e-waste; and 2) Sort the collected batteries using high-throughput...

Under a $753,755 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) will conduct an analysis of recycling data gaps, compile information on municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and recycling/composting programs across Alaska, and populate a digital platform with project data. ADEC's activities will include collecting information on...