# IUCRC Phase I Michigan State University (Lead site): Center for Plastic, Paper, and Hybrid-Packaging End-of-Life Solutions (C3PS)

> **NSF 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · Michigan State University (MI) · $970,191

## Abstract

The Center for Plastic, Paper, and Hybrid-Packaging End-of-Life Solutions (C3PS) will address serious environmental concerns related to the fate of packaging materials like plastics and plastic-paper hybrids at their end-of-life (EoL). Packaging is necessary for protecting a product’s integrity, safety, and quality during transportation, storage, and use.  It also produces about 57 million tons per year of plastics, paper, and plastic-paper hybrids in the US alone creating an global, urgent need for a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic, including its production, design, and end-of-life disposal. Such considerations are the essential elements of C3PS.  C3PS will re-designing packaging materials for improved recovery and recy-clability, biodegradability and compostability and waste reduction throughout their lifecycle.  The center will also ensure that new and re-designed plastic, paper and hybrid-packaging mate-rials can be integrated with EoL disposal systems.   These efforts will help to establish the Unit-ed States as a global leader in sustainable packaging through zero-waste, circular, and low-carbon systems.  The Center will generate fundamental knowledge by generating new data, pro-cesses, and materials to promote upstream and downstream innovations for a zero-waste pack-aging ecosystem through strong collaboration between academic researchers and industry part-ners. C3PS is dedicated to developing a diverse skilled workforce through ed

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2435438
- **Awardee organization:** Michigan State University (MI)
- **SAM.gov UEI:** R28EKN92ZTZ9
- **PI:** Muhammad Rabnawaz
- **Primary program:** 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** CENTERS: ADVANCED MATERIALS, INDUSTRY/UNIV COOP RES CENTERS
- **Estimated total:** $970,191
- **Funds obligated:** $970,191
- **Transaction type:** Continuing Grant
- **Period:** 06/01/2025 → 05/31/2030

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2435438

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2435438, IUCRC Phase I Michigan State University (Lead site): Center for Plastic, Paper, and Hybrid-Packaging End-of-Life Solutions (C3PS). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2435438. Licensed CC0.

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