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  "id": 19187668,
  "title": "New Jersey teen, 16, turns potato peels and coffee grounds into weedkiller",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/new-jersey-teen-16-turns-potato-peels-and-coffee-grounds-into",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T17:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/nature/meet-leo-toake-16-from-new-jersey-who-turned-discarded-potato-peels-and-coffee-grounds-into-a-weedkiller-tested-at-82-5-inhibition-while-his-team-restored-15-acres-and-removed-more-than-two-tons-of-invasive-plants/articleshow/135674751.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At just 16 years old, Leo Toake from New Jersey is on a mission to create a revolutionary herbicide sourced from food scraps. Through his nonprofit, Re:Imagine Inc., he's mobilized over 70 volunteers for habitat restoration and invasive species removal. Early trials of Toake's S.A.F.E. clearly show an 82.5% effectiveness against Japanese stilt grass, all while repurposing over 500 pounds of food…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}