Ayra Satheesh, an 18-year-old Irish student, has been named the European winner of the 2026 Earth Prize for her innovative project Eco Purge, a biodegradable plastic designed to break down microplastics while releasing enzymes to help eliminate them from the environment, and she plans to use her prize money to scale up this invention for practical applications. #Sustainability #BiodegradablePlastics #Microplastics #IE #EU
Ayra Satheesh, an 18-year-old Irish student, was named the European winner of the 2026 Earth Prize for her innovative project Eco Purge, a biodegradable plastic designed to degrade while removing microplastics from the environment, highlighting the urgent need to address the plastic crisis. #EnvironmentalInnovation #Microplastics #BiodegradablePlastics #IE #EU
Ayra Satheesh, an 18-year-old Irish student, has won the European Earth Prize 2026 for her innovative project Eco Purge, a biodegradable plastic designed to break down safely while eliminating microplastics from the environment, and she plans to use her $12,500 prize to scale up her invention for practical applications. #EnvironmentalInnovation #BiodegradablePlastics #Microplastics #IE #EU