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MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plastic

November 17, 2025 by Leo

MIT student Jacqueline Prawira’s invention, a biodegradable plastic made from fishing industry waste, tackles one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges and was recently featured on CBS’s “The Visioneers.”

Source: MIT senior turns waste from the fishing industry into biodegradable plastic

Very cool.

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