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An educator, innovator, and researcher, Warner will contribute to RIT's Golisano Institute for Sustainability’s work with industry partners to realize sustainable alternatives to the use of toxic, harmful chemicals.

This summer, four teams of students from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and three other universities across New York State are leading research focused on green chemistry to discover more sustainable chemical products or processes. The results of their work will be presented at a research symposium hosted by the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, on September 20, 2024, featuring a keynote address by John Warner, co-founder of green chemistry.  

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) has announced selections for its 2024-2025 Community Grants Program as part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.

New NYSP2I program to connect university students to original academic research sets a solid footing for a future in sustainability, according to one Binghamton University student.

The Central New York Business Journal highlights the recycling projects that two $5,000 awards will support.

The program, founded in 2008, is part of the NYSP2I’s ongoing efforts to make the state more sustainable for workers, the public, the environment, and the economy through pollution prevention.

A program to tackle food waste by reimbursing community- and business-led projects across New York State exceeded its original goal by more than 400 percent, keeping 125,065 tons of food scraps and edible food out of landfills. Over six years, it provided key capital funding for many businesses, municipalities, and nonprofits as efforts to turn the tide on wasted food that continued to grow in the Empire State.

The New York Climate Exchange, a first-of-its-kind organization working to implement innovative climate solutions across the globe, has announced Stephen Hammer as its founding CEO. Hammer will lead a consortium of over 45 partner organizations, including RIT and other leading research universities, and multi-national companies, that are committed to solving the most pressing climate challenges of our time. 

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has announced selections for its 2023-2024 Community Grants Program. The program provides nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and local governments both financial and technical assistance for projects that promote and implement pollution-prevention practices at the community level.

On Sept. 29, fourth-year packaging science major Kassidy Burrows, along with fellow packaging science majors Baylee West and Daniel Pinigin, will travel to Binghamton University to present their research at the “Keep it Fresh!” Student Packaging Research Symposium.

Governors Island, a historical site in New York Harbor for centuries, will be the home to a new world-leading climate solutions center that will position New York City as the global leader for one of the most pressing issues of our time, and RIT is among the affiliate partners.

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I)—led by Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability—has created a troubleshooting guide to help businesses and institutions address a major barrier to food scraps collection programs: bin contamination.