Marina Tex
　A young British university student,/Lucy Hughes,/has created a new biodegradable material,/Marina Tex.// It is a material/that can replace plastic film,/such as a sandwich wrapper.// The material will break down naturally/within four to six weeks.// It is made from fish scales and skin,/which are mixed with algae.// These are wasted/in the fishing industry/in the UK.//
　Her innovation began/in a product design course.// Since she lives near the ocean,/she thought of using the waste/to create biodegradable plastic.// She did more than 100 experiments/to find the best mixture/for the bioplastic.// Most of them were carried out/on the kitchen stove/in her student accommodation.//
　In 2019,/she was given an international award/for the best invention/by a young scientist.//