Inventor Kavita Shukla Explains How Freshpaper Works (Video)

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Lloyd Alter
Lloyd Alter
Design Editor
  • University of Toronto
Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto.
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Lloyd Alter
Updated October 11, 2018
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When Melissa first wrote about Freshpaper last year I was skeptical; how could a simple mix of herbs and spices on a piece of paper make such a difference in food preservation? How could it possibly work?

But in fact it works rather well. Furthermore, Kavita Shukla, who patented it at age 17, just explains it wonderfully here at a press conference in Copenhagen. Flanking her in the video are the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen and Eben Upton, inventor of the Raspberry Pi. See more about Freshpaper's award at the INDEX: Design to Improve Life competition here. and more about the product at Fenugreen