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A small orange is packaged in a plastic container with a lid.

A Polymer Scientist Wrestles — Literally and Figuratively — With the Frustrations of Plastic Packaging

January 24, 2024

If you’ve resolved to be a more eco-conscious consumer this year, learn about how NIST’s circular economy lead thinks about plastic packaging in our everyday

Diana Ortiz-Montalvo, wearing safety glasses and holding a small circular filter with tweezers, poses with Abigail Lindstrom in the lab.

Microplastics Mystery: Sampling Airborne Microplastics at a Recycling Facility

October 11, 2023

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, a NIST researcher shares how her upbringing in Puerto Rico inspired her to study air quality.

We Need a Second Earth to Support Our Current Consumption. We Can Do Better if We Think ‘Circular.’

April 19, 2023

If we’re going to secure a sustainable future on the only planet we have to live on, we must transition to a circular economy, where we keep material in use

Sustainable Manufacturing Is Smart Manufacturing

October 2, 2020

The COVID pandemic has highlighted the role that manufacturing plays in our society. Manufacturing is important not only for improving our quality of life but

The Plastic That Washes Up on Hawaii’s Beaches Affects Me. Personally.

June 5, 2019

On the occasional weekend when I find myself avoiding house chores or lacking a social event, I wear out my 3-year-old daughter at Kualoa Regional Park, only 15

Earth Day 2018: NIST’s Commitment to Sustainability

April 23, 2018

As Earth Day 2018 approaches, I think about what my role as the NIST Chief Sustainability Officer entails, but also what we have accomplished as an organization

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Sustainable manufacturing

A Polymer Scientist Wrestles — Literally and Figuratively — With the Frustrations of Plastic Packaging

Microplastics Mystery: Sampling Airborne Microplastics at a Recycling Facility

We Need a Second Earth to Support Our Current Consumption. We Can Do Better if We Think ‘Circular.’

Sustainable Manufacturing Is Smart Manufacturing

The Plastic That Washes Up on Hawaii’s Beaches Affects Me. Personally.

Earth Day 2018: NIST’s Commitment to Sustainability

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