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August 2, 2024
Students challenged to phase out toxic chemicals using green chemistry
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.
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July 19, 2024
NYSP2I selects 10 awardees for 2024-2025 Community Grants Program
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.
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June 26, 2024
NYSP2I research program sparks student’s future in sustainability
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.
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May 29, 2024
RIT's NYS Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) awards $5K recycling grants
The Central New York Business Journal highlights the recycling projects that two $5,000 awards will support.
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March 8, 2024
Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT accepting Community Grants Program applications
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.
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January 19, 2024
Program to lift efforts to divert food waste quadruples goal, offsetting CO2e of a car circling globe 8K times
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.
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November 10, 2023
World Bank leader tapped to lead The New York Climate Exchange on Governors Island
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.
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October 26, 2023
NYSP2I selects 12 awardees for 2023-2024 Community Grants Program
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.
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September 25, 2023
Students to present food packaging research at NYSP2I symposium
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.
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April 24, 2023
RIT part of new not-for-profit entity selected by NYC for world-leading climate center
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.
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March 31, 2023
Contaminated bins for food scraps are a problem—this new guide shows businesses how to solve it
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.
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March 16, 2023
Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT accepting Community Grants Program applications
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is accepting applications for the organization’s 2023-2024 Community Grants Program. The program, founded in 2008, is part of the NYSP2I’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.