Turkey Teen Wins Prize for Making Plastic From Banana Peels
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Istanbul teenager Elif Bilgin wanted to find an alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastic production.
So she developed a way to make bio-plastic from discarded banana peels.
Her efforts won her this year’s “Science in Action” award.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Bilgin about her invention.
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