A young inventor's plan to recycle Styrofoam

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March 27, 2017 Today's TED Talk A young inventor's plan to recycle Styrofoam 06:01 minutes · TED-Ed Weekend From packing peanuts to disposable coffee cups, each year the US alone produces some two billion pounds of Styrofoam -- none of which can be recycled. Frustrated by this waste of resources and landfill space, Ashton Cofer and his science fair teammates developed a heating treatment to break down used Styrofoam into something useful. Check out their original design, which won both the FIRST LEGO League Global Innovation Award and the Scientific American Innovator Award from Google Science Fair. Watch now »   Playlist of the Day Talks to watch with kids Fun, informative and captivating talks to inspire young minds. Watch » 11 talks · Total run time 2:13:12 NEW ON IDEAS.TED.COM Is empathy overrated? While it may result in tremendous good, empathy can also be narrow, biased and surprisingly insensitive, argues psychology professor Paul Bloom. Read more » Join us on Facebook Follow us @TEDTalks

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