Ayra Satheesh from Ireland won the European Earth Prize 2026 — the world's largest youth environmental competition — for Eco Purge, a biodegradable plastic that releases enzymes as it breaks down, actively removing microplastics from soil, freshwater, and saltwater. She developed it while still in school, collaborating with researchers at UCD Dublin and ATU Letterkenny.
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Una irlandesa gana el Earth Prize con un plástico que limpia microplásticos

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Ayra Satheesh, de 18 años, ganó la mayor competición medioambiental juvenil del mundo por Eco Purge, un plástico biodegradable que libera enzimas al degradarse y elimina activamente microplásticos del suelo, el agua dulce y el agua salada, al cual desarrolló aún siendo estudiante.

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