Teen Inventor’s Plastic-Free Farm Film

A Calgary teen scientist is winning big with a plastic-free farming solution—using orange and pineapple peels to create a biodegradable mulch film that outperforms toxic plastic alternatives. Inspired by her farming roots and fueled by passion, Gayatri Sakharkar won gold at the Youth Science Fair and is already planning her next big project to tackle plastic pollution in fisheries. Her story proves young innovators are solving real environmental crises—one peel at a time. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/191c7875ebf5b986