Innovative young Kenyan scientist is turning Nairobi's mountain of plastic waste into paving bric…

Eye On Earth: The Kenyan capital of Nairobi is swimming in plastic. It produces 500 metric tonnes of plastic waste every day. Debora Patta meets a young Kenyan scientist dedicated to eradicating the pollution problem by turning plastic waste into paving bricks – both stronger and cheaper than conventional bricks.

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[monikazoidberg]

Her name is Nzambi Matee. She is a 29-year-old trained engineer and schooled in biochemistry, founded the new ways of converting waste into sustainable materials. With her initiative, Matee has recently been named a Young Champion of the Earth 2020 Africa winner at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

[peterfling]

The Kenyan Academy of Science is well known for its achievements and contributions to science and industry.

[paulawilson]

This woman is amazing and innovative! She meeds so much more support!!

[henryl]

She's a blessing for her nation. We need more revolutionarys in the world

[amymbeauty]

I hope this woman achieves everything she sets out to do! Such an innovative, smart, caring and kind person. People like this should be celebrated!

[mancerrss]

That perfect mixture of excitement and passion will make her change the world.

I do hope she gets the funding and support she needs to do it forward tho

[crayray]

I adore her personality; She's so excited and has so much passion for her vision. She's someone to keep an eye out for the next years to come.

[zardarishoulddie]

Thats amazing. She deserves an award. The whole world needs to learn this technique!

[johninda]

she's a phenomenal woman turning plastic waste into something valuable.

[noahidewarrior]

I love her energy.. she has such an amazing aura and is passionate about her purpose. :)

[skyebunny]

She is Amazing and I love her enthusiasm.

[jerryoconnor]

Respect this mindset and innovation displayed by this woman. Very admirable

[YourPsychoLadyboyGF]

She is an icon, she is the legend, and she is the moment

[ujayet]

I'm impressed with her..they need to band together with her.

[dazesalaz]

She's recycling, building homes, and creating jobs❤

[johnnygriffith]

This lady could take this to a whole mother level, decking materials, roofing materials, car bumpers, exercise equipment, chairs tables the list goes on and on.

[jonathanruiz]

She's amazing and I wish her nothing but the best and hopefully she gets all the support she needs to continue this project!

[BlackOperations]

The young Kenyan scientist is simply showing us how to take lemons and make lemonade.

[Jameson]

It’s sad there’s this much waste. But at least someone is coming up with a idea to clean it up.

[eddie]

She's the real concept of a scientist, Crazy and Enthusiast's.