New Jersey Teen Invents Weedkiller From Food Scraps

Sixteen-year-old New Jersey resident Leo Toake has developed an eco-friendly herbicide using potato peels and coffee grounds. Through his nonprofit Re:Imagine Inc., early trials of his S.A.F.E. weedkiller showed an 82.5% effectiveness against invasive Japanese stilt grass. This innovative project successfully repurposes hundreds of pounds of food waste while promoting environmental habitat restoration.