Daniel Burd, Plastic Fighter
Daniel Burd was “tired of all the plastic bags falling on my
head every time [he] opened the closet.” But unlike the rest of us who just
shake off the annoyance and go on with our day, this Ontario teen began
studying microbes to see if he could isolate the natural occurring plastic-eating
ones, his long-range goal being to tackle the many landfills full of the stuff.
After collecting soil samples, isolating chosen microbes and
growing cultures of each, Daniel found 4 strains capable of breaking down
plastic, one of which was able to degrade more plastic in 6 weeks than we currently
see break down over years in our
landfills!
The more scientific-minded of you can read his report here:
Burd Report
Burd Report
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