Miranda Wang has been shortlisted for a 2026 Global Recognition Award.

First name

Miranda

Last name

Wang

Industry

Environmental Technology, Waste Management

Area of excellence

Innovation, Leadership

Scale of impact or excellence in your field

International

Novelty and originality of innovation

5

Market impact or potential

5

Disruption of existing paradigms

5

Addressing global challenges

5

Potential for real-world application

5

Fostering innovation and creativity within your field

5

Innovative approaches to addressing societal needs

5

Ability to inspire and motivate others

5

Ethical decision-making and integrity

5

Supporting evidence to showcase achievements

As co-founder and CEO of Novoloop, I’ve pioneered a breakthrough chemical recycling technology that transforms previously unrecyclable plastics into high-performance materials.

What began as a high school field trip revelation about plastic waste has evolved into a scalable solution addressing one of humanity’s most pressing environmental crises. My innovation converts LDPE and HDPE, the plastics that conventional recycling cannot process into valuable thermoplastic polyurethane, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by over 90%.

Through strategic partnerships with major cities including San José and San Francisco, and leading waste management companies, we’ve scaled operations 200x. Recognition includes the UN Environment Programme’s Young Champions of the Earth award, the 2019 Rolex Award for Enterprise, and Forbes 30 Under 30. With molecular biology expertise from the University of Pennsylvania and $11 million in Series A funding,

I’m proving that cutting-edge science can deliver both environmental impact and commercial viability.