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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Une Irlandaise remporte l’Earth Prize avec un bioplastique qui élimine les microplastiques

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Ayra Satheesh, de 18 ans, a remporté l’Earth Prize 2026 en Europe — la plus grande compétition environnementale mondiale pour les jeunes — pour Eco Purge, un plastique biodégradable qui libère des enzymes en se dégradant et élimine activement les microplastiques du sol, de l’eau douce et de l’eau salée.

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