Silveria Cutipa, the Aymara chemist that makes soap with recycled oil
epa09489915 Bolivian, indigenous Aymara people, an industrial chemist Silveria Cutipa during an interview in Bajo Pampahasi, La Paz, Bolivia, 18 September 2021 (issued 26 September 2021). Chemistry, innovation and caring for the environment are the passion of the Bolivian Silveria Cutipa, an Aymara professional, who recycles oil from fried foods to make artisan soap in a venture with which she also revalues the use of traditional and medicinal plants. Cutipa works in the small laboratory in which she also makes soaps and detergents. EPA/MARTIN ALIPAZ