STEAM in History: Elif Bilgin

Student • Scientist • Inventor
Born 1997 • Turkey

After two years of research and 12 experiments, Bilgin developed a way to turn banana peels into bioplastic – biodegradable plastic from organic sources instead of petroleum.

Because they’re cheap and easy to find, banana peels make the perfect resource!

Read more about Bilgin’s story in STEAM in History: Elif Bilginopen_in_new.

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