This Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) based team project titled Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Polymer Technologies in a Circular Economy, has been implemented in the Green Chemistry and Processes course. The course is offered once a year with approximately 20 to 30 students. The team project is designed to provide students with opportunities to approach chemistry and engineering challenges by promoting curiosity, discovery, connection, and value creation. Students are part of a start-up company, whereby they work in groups of 3-4 students to develop technology for a sustainable polymer. The start-up company presents an overview of all major aspects of their innovative solution including opportunity/need, technology development, social challenges, and impact (Value Created) to the Company managers and EPA officials (faculty and students).

The project starts around week 7 of the semester and continues during the semester, finishing in a project report and presentation. The project is based on previously delivered course content.  Majority of the work is completed outside of class. A total of approximately 3 class periods (50 min class period) are used for this project. One class period at the beginning of the 7^th week of classes is used to introduce the project and form teams and two class periods are used for the presentations. The teams have 8 weeks to complete this project, submit a report, prepare and present a pitch to the Company managers and EPA officials. The deliverables for the project are a team project report and team project presentation.