From Soybean Hulls to Sustainability: SDSU's Hult Prize Adventure

Four undergraduate students from South Dakota State University competed in Nairobi, Kenya, for the Hult Prize, which was considered by many to be the Nobel Prize among college students. The four and an SDSU professor developed a method to turn soybean hulls, which have little value, into biodegradable plastic bags. The idea fits nicely into the Hult Prize goal of solving global issues through social entrepreneurship. Unfortunately, the SDSU team did not advance to the final round in London, where the $1 million prize is to be awarded, but in this edition of the Soybean Pod, the high-achieving SDSU team members have a story that soybean farmers should hear.