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have earned gold medals at the International Festival of Engineering, Science and Technology in Tunisia .
Young South African scientists Joseph Gibbon and Mathew Redfern won gold medals at the prestigious Tunisian science festival. Image: Eskom Expo for Young Scientists/suppliedGrade 12 learners Joseph Gibbon and Mathew Redfern wowed judges at the prestigious science festival with their innovative research on reducing pollution from plastic.
Plastic waste places a considerable burden on the environment and the delicate ecosystems in the ocean., about 14 million tonnes of plastic pollute marine ecosystems yearly, finding their way into lakes, rivers and seas.
Gibbon and Redfern also tested the plastics' strength and how easily they degraded in addition to solubility, flammability and thermal properties.Grade 12 scientists make impression at Eskom Expo International Science FairExpo International Science Fair in December 2022, where they also bagged gold.
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