Non-Recyclable Plastics to Pavements
Investigators: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Award Amount: $161,075 This proposal seeks to create high-value and high-volume products from plastic waste for bitumen (asphalt binder) replacement in…
Grant Type: Former Grantee
Techno-Economic Evaluation of Supercritical Water Oxidation for Landfill Leachate and Condensate Management
Investigator: Duke University Start Date: Oct 2020 Award Amount: $152,000 Landfill leachate and condensate management can be a major cost of operating a landfill and…
Repair Strategies for Waste Transfer Station Concrete Overlays
Investigator: North Carolina State University Start Date: Mar 2020 Award Amount: $195,000 Recently, it has been shown that the premature deterioration of concrete overlays in…
Innovative Technologies to Treat Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Landfill Leachate
Innovative Technologies to Treat Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Landfill Leachate Investigator: Clarkson University Start Date: February 2020Award Amount: $145,000 Disposing of leachate-containing per-…
Rapid and Cost-Effective Approach to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Wastewater and Treatment Byproduct Solidification and Stabilization
Investigators: University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University & EPRI Start Date: Mar 2019 Award Amount: $185,000 Disposal of residual industrial waste streams and…
Recovering High-Value Acids from Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste and Grease Interceptor Waste using an Electrically Driven Separation Process
Investigators: North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Start Date: May 2019 Award Amount: $167,000 Re-engineering the anaerobic co-digestion (co-AD)…
Development of Recognizable Recycled Paper Based Containerboard Products and Their Ability to Promote Positive Brand Recognition
Investigator: North Carolina State University Award Amount: $165,000 There is a growing interest in sustainable packaging given the public’s increasing awareness of packaging environmental issues. At…
Recycling, Contamination, Markets and MRFs: Practical Strategies for Communities, Non-Profits, and MRFs
Recycling, Contamination, Markets and Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs): Practical Strategies for Communities, Non-Profits, and MRFs Investigator: Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc. Start Date: October 2019Award Amount: $135,000…
The Influence of Social Norms on Recycling Behavior in Urban Multifamily Buildings
The Influence of Social Norms on Recycling Behavior in Urban Multifamily Buildings Investigator: Stony Brook University Start Date: September 2019Award Amount: $149,984 The primary goal of this…
Developing High-Yield and Resilient Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Alternative Wastes
Investigator: North Carolina State University Start Date: October 1, 2018 Award Amount: $155,000 Anaerobic digestion (AD) or co-digestion of alternative wastes (food waste, grease interceptor waste)…