EPA Calls for Nominations for Green Chemistry Awards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it’s now accepting nominations for the 2025 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.

“Green chemistry is an important way to create products that prevent waste and increase resource efficiency. In recent years, we’ve seen tremendous innovation in transforming how we can more effectively use renewable feedstock, agricultural waste and bio-based proteins,” said EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention Jennie Romer. “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.”

The 2025 competition includes six award categories, including a category to recognize green chemistry technology that can prevent or reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and a category that debuted last year to emphasize circularity through the design of greener chemicals and materials that can be continuously reused or remanufactured – thereby reducing waste.

Nominations are due to the EPA by Dec. 13. An independent panel of technical experts convened by the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute will formally judge the 2025 nominations and make recommendations to the EPA for the 2025 winners. EPA anticipates announcing awards to outstanding green chemistry technologies in fall 2025.

Additionally, the EPA will host a webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 2-3 p.m. EDT, to educate stakeholders on the Green Chemistry Challenge Awards and the nomination process. Click here to register for the webinar. More information on past award winners and how to submit entries is available at the EPA’s Green Chemistry website.