…to solve the landfill crisis?

Is it just that all other brilliant minds are focusing on other factors in the world so that it only leaves a high school science fair participant to solve one of the fastest growing problems?

16 year old high school junior, Daniel Burd, has figured out a way to cause plastic bags to decompose faster. Normally, it takes thousands of years for plastic bags to degrade, but with Daniel’s method, they can decompose in three months! His method is fairly simple as well…mix yeast, tap water, landfill dirt and bags and there you have it. The process leaves water and a tiny bit of carbon dioxide as byproducts. I assume most people will be concerned with the carbon dioxide, but that could be investigated as well.

Anyway, here’s to brilliant minds in high school!

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