Prairie Research Institute Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

COVID-19 tools from the Wasted Food Action Alliance

This story originally appeared in the April 2020 Food & Beverage Manufacturing News. This monthly newsletter, focused on sustainability for the food and beverage industry, is a service of ISTC’s Technical Assistance Program (TAP) and is funded through a grant from U.S. EPA. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.  COVID-19 is likely to have […]

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Webinar: Pollution Prevention Opportunities for Ammonia Emissions in the Food and Beverage Sector

Register today for a free webinar from the US EPA, Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST. The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) will cover their recently completed food and beverage pollution prevention (P2) work funded under EPA Region 5’s Pollution Prevention Grant Program. The webinar will provide attendees with: an overview of […]

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ISTC Technical Assistance Program launches new webpages

The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) Technical Assistance Program (TAP) has a new web presence. You may now find information on TAP at https://go.illinois.edu/techassist. TAP makes companies and communities more competitive and resilient with sustainable business practices, technologies, and solutions. TAP works at the intersection of industry, science, and government to help organizations achieve profitable, […]

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Cook County BRITE program receives MVP2 award

At the February 5, 2026, meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the Cook County Department of Environmental Sustainability’s Businesses Reducing Impact on the Environment (BRITE) program formally received its 2025 P2 Multimedia Award. BRITE was bestowed this honor as part of the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) Awards […]

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