NAIROBI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Nzambi Matee resolved at a young age to be part of the solution to the plastic pollution menace that had defaced the natural beauty associated with the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
The 29-year-old material science major and inventor who was among seven winners of the 2020 UN Young Champions of the Earth Award, has become a towering figure thanks to her relentless quest to ensure Nairobi's landfills, waterways and green spaces are not clogged by plastic waste.
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