Making the Unrecyclable Recyclable | Ashton Cofer | TEDxColumbusAcademy

Описание: Americans throw away almost 2 billion pounds of polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam, every year which fills up our nation’s landfills. But what if we could prevent Styrofoam from being sent to the landfill by turning it into something useful? In this talk, Ashton Cofer speaks about his perseverance to find a way to convert Styrofoam waste into activated carbon for purifying water.
Ashton Cofer is a 9th grader at The Columbus Academy. He is passionate about science and technology, but also enjoys playing soccer, tennis, and snowboarding. Ashton has received several awards for his science project, including being a winner of the 2016 Google Science Fair.


Ashton Cofer is a 9th grade student at Columbus Academy. He is passionate about science and technology, and was recently a winner of the 2016 Google Science Fair. Ashton also teaches robotics to kids in the Columbus area, and his robotics team has won international competitions around the world. He enjoys playing soccer and tennis, and also plays the saxophone. His favorite activities though are to hang out with friends and go snowboarding or paintballing.

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