As sustainability has become more important than ever, young people are motivated to find solutions to tackle climate change and build a brighter future.

Solve for Tomorrow, Samsung’s education program helping students in utilizing STEM knowledge to solve societal problems, ignites the passion of the younger generation. Take a look at an example in the U.S.

Creating a bioremediation circle

Students at Princeton High School in New Jersey, U.S., noticed that food waste is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. “Food is typically tossed into the garbage, and when it reaches landfills, it decomposes underground releasing large amounts of methane,” says George.

The students started thinking about solutions and came up with an idea to utilize the black soldier fly, an insect that can eat up any food. They worked on multiple engineering designs and tried to integrate technologies such as Bluetooth-enabled sensors to help harvest larvae. Eventually, the students created a bioremediation circle by feeding the food waste to black soldier fly larvae, using the dead insects for animal feed, and utilizing oil to make soap.

The beginning of a new chapter

The innovative food waste disposal project won Solve for Tomorrow. Becoming the national winners was not an end to their journey, but the beginning of a new chapter. The students continued to refine their ideas for another year.

“Since last year, we have turned an empty courtyard at school into a garden to carry on the project. Now, it is full of plants which are the fruits of 38 projects and more to come,” says Debolina.