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In Forbes Magazine's "30 Under 30 Asia" list, Amin Hataman was included as the youngest game-changer after inventing biodegradable bags made from coconut by-product
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The list included 10 Filipinos from different fields. The Filipinos included in the list were:
Charice Pempengco (23) – Entertainment & Sports
Xyza Cruz Bacani (29) – The Arts
Ronson Culibrina (24) – The Arts
Koh Martinez Onozawa (26) – Retail & ECommerce
Rachel De Villa (23) – Finance & Venture Capital
Valenice Balace (27) – Consumer Tech
Raphael Mijeno (28) – Social Entrepreneurship
Henry Motte-Munoz (29) – Social Entrepreneurship
Leandro Leviste (22) – Manufacturing & Energy
Amin Hataman (15) – Healthcare & Science
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Hataman, who came up with the idea out of his love for nature, is the son of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman
It actually started as a simple class project that became an award-winning innovation. "Growing up there, I developed this love for the environment. I did some research on how plastic was actually doing a lot of damage to the environment. Right now, I'm actually already trying to patent this. In the future, if I go into business, I might be able to implement this," young scientist Amin Hataman said, according to [CNN] (http://cnnphilippines.com/videos/2015/09/22/Filipino-teenager-invents-biodegradable-plastic.html).
For his invention, he received a gold medal from the [International Young Inventors' Project Olympiad] (http://iyipo.ge/en/) in Tbilisi, Georgia, placed at the International Environment sustainability Project Olympiad ([INESPO] (http://www.inespo.org)) in Turkey, and a bronze medal at the International Sustainable World Project ([I-SWEEP] (http://isweeep.org)) in Texas.
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In 2015, he is among the 9 young Filipinos Wyeth Nutrition showcased as exemplars of the innovative Filipino spirit. The company will launch the nationwide [Search for Filipino Kid Innovators] (http://www.wyeth.com.ph/kidinnovators/) to select its first crop of winners this year.
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