Join the LAUNCH Search for Waste Processing Innovation Ideas

Do you ever take out the trash and wonder, "How can I reduce, reuse, or recycle this?" Have you ever driven past a landfill and wondered if there was a better way?

LAUNCH's mission is "to identify and support the innovative work poised to contribute to a sustainable future and accelerate solutions to meet urgent challenges facing our society." To further this mission, the organization is joining forces with government and industry partners to form the LAUNCH: Beyond Waste Challenge.

The Challenge is seeking submissions that meet the following criteria:

LAUNCH invites proposals for innovative design for zero waste solutions, waste elimination, waste transformation, and waste mitigation technologies, as well as waste reduction-focused education, business, and financial strategies that have the potential to reduce and/or eliminate waste at a household, community, office building, campus, or industrial level.

If you think you have an idea on how to reduce our waste, whether in the developed world or in emerging nations, or whether at home or at the community/city/federal levels, join LAUNCH.org, Nike, NASA, USAID, and the U.S. Department of State on this endeavor!