MAYA FAULSTITCH

Maya Faulstich is a rising 8th Grader in Maine who is passionate about finding alternatives to plastic. In her research, she discovered Ecovative Design, a company that produces mycelium-based packaging and other materials that offer an Earth-friendly alternative to plastic. Inspired by Ecovative, she purchased some mycelium and some biodegradable packing peanuts and performed her own experiment to see which dissolved better and faster. This past school year, she wrote an essay about Extended Producer Responsibility and created a comic to raise awareness of how much plastic people use in a day. You can find all these things on her website.