EPA is accepting nominations through 13 Dec. 2024, for the 2025 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, from companies or institutions that have developed a new green chemistry process or product that helps to protect human health and the environment. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the generation of pollution before it is created by minimizing or eliminating the hazards of chemical feedstocks, reagents, solvents and/or products. The 2025 competition has six award categories, including a category to recognize green chemistry technology 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. Through these six categories, the awards help encourage American innovation and raise awareness of businesses focused on new strides in green chemistry.