ETLV

How to reduce plastic with an organism?

1. Why is plastic a major problem?
2. Why did I choose this project?
3. How can larvae help us?
4. Experiment
5. Thanks

Summary

• 460 millon plastic produced
• 500 billion float ocean

• By 2050 seabirds, plastic
• 420 years to degrade
• plastic recycling expensive/high greenhouse gas emissions

Why is plastic a major problem?

• Very important, impacted, melting ice
• Wolrd of tomorrow
• no longer be able, goods conditions

Why did I choose this project?

• Ringworm larvae by Galleria Mellonella
• lay eggs, bee hives
• Eat bee wax
• Beeswax = polymer close to polyethylene (PE)

• New study: enzymes PE

How can larvae help us?

• No major risk
• Mor precaution/precision

Lab safety

• 3 glass boxes
• Plastic (1,5 mg) /Honey (3 spoons) /wheat germs (8 mg)
• Weigh + time laps video
• Less polluting way, suffering polar bear

Experiment

Thanks