wired.com— Plastic takes thousands of years to decompose -- but 16-year-old science fair contestant Daniel Burd made it happen in just three months.
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That's just amazing....Though we have several recycling strategies , there are few types of plastic that just doesn't degrade or decay soon enough.i hope this would turn out to be the solution even for these plastic types
howler21bAug 3, 2009
New requirement for anyone wanting to be a government official: Must be between 12 and 25 years of age.
indeedeliseAug 4, 2009
So cool! Way to think outside the box~!
mksmothersAug 6, 2009
Because its cheaper just to make new plastic.
raviu90Aug 14, 2009
PEW PEW PEW
2evolveAug 16, 2009
That's just amazing....Though we have several recycling strategies , there are few types of plastic that just doesn't degrade or decay soon enough.i hope this would turn out to be the solution even for these plastic types
Closed AccountAug 18, 2009
I thought this was about a plastic bag decomposing inside a Teens stomach for 3 months.
loveouroceanAug 28, 2009
Project Kaisei (<a class="user" href="http://www.projectkaisei.org)" rel="nofollow">http://www.projectkaisei.org)</a> just returned from an expedition to the North Pacific Gyre where they documented all of the plastic out there. Many of us think about the garbage patch and picture huge pieces of plastic all packed together to form a plastic island. This is not what they found. Instead they found tiny pieces of plastic "confetti" like you are talking about. Every single sample they took had this stuff in it. It is not an island you can see because it is made up of all of these tiny pieces which are suspended throughout the water column.The reason it all accumulates there is because the Gyre, which is basically a giant circle of water is pushing all of the plastic into it and trapping it there. There are gyres all over the planet, and their spin is based on whether you are in the northern or southern hemisphere. The trade winds push the water along the equator to the East, but once the water hits a continent it is deflected and bends northern before twisting back the other way. The result of this and a few other factors is a large gyre.If you want to check out videos and pictures from the Project Kaisei expedition, check out these sites:<a class="user" href="http://www.projectkaisei.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.projectkaisei.org</a><a class="user" href="http://kaisei.blipback.com" rel="nofollow">http://kaisei.blipback.com</a><a class="user" href="http://www.DiveIntoYourImagination.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.DiveIntoYourImagination.com</a><a class="user" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectkaisei" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectkaisei</a><a class="user" href="http://www.facebook.com/DiveIntoYourImagination" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/DiveIntoYourImagination</a><a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/anniecrawley" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/anniecrawley</a><a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/projectkaisei" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/projectkaisei</a>
hereticoftruthFeb 18, 2010
Wired was the wrong spelling. In this case it is i before e.
hafizah33Jun 3, 2010
Great work! any way, it's not easy being green..say NO to plastic.
shorrobiJun 13, 2010
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01sophiajoshDec 22, 2010
That is a real big achievement.
I hope govt. serioualy considers this act and uses it to decompose the plastic from earth froever.
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