Trash, Sustainability, and the Environment
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ecology, engineering, earth science, materials science, chemistry, biology, physics, social science, data science, economics, education, anthropology
Trash only continues to rise with urban expansion. How can we reduce the amount of trash and lessen its impact on the earth, as well as develop new methods of sustainability and work to protect our environment?
The Projects
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How deep are microplastics in the sea? Understanding wind-driven vertical mixing
Microplastics – small bits of plastic millimeters or smaller in size – that float in the ocean are carried...
Discovering natural antibiotics from extremophile microalgae
Soap Lake, an extreme alkaline lake located in Washington State, is renowned for its “healing effect” since...
More About This Challenge
The sciency details
Challenge Aims
Trash is a visible manifestation of the ugly side of human technology. Driving ourselves to produce at the enormous scale we do today, creating materials so durable that they will outlast us for thousands of years, we've created a host of environmental and health problems. Many projects in this challenge study the movement and collection of waste in our ecosystems, such as microplastics in the sea.
This challenge also focuses on sustainability efforts and environmental science, such as the use of algae for biofuels, or investigating environmental toxins using novel technology.
Project Eligilibity
This grant is for projects that launch campaigns by Dec 23, 2016. The project that ends with the most backers will receive an additional $500 grant. Eligible projects must be approved before the launch deadline.
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