Meet Arya Satheesh: High school student invents plant-based plastic that removes microplastics as it naturally breaks down, named European winner of The Earth Prize
- Eighteen-year-old Arya Satheesh, a high school student from Letterkenny in County Donegal, Ireland, has earned international recognition for inventing Eco Purge, a plant-based biodegradable plastic.
- The material is designed to help tackle the growing problem of microplastic pollution.
- As it naturally breaks down, Eco Purge releases specialised enzymes that are designed to help degrade nearby PET-derived microplastics in soil and water.
Unverified
- Eighteen-year-old Arya Satheesh, a high school student from Letterkenny in County Donegal, Ireland, has earned international recognition for inventing Eco Purge, a plant-based biodegradable plastic.
- The material is designed to help tackle the growing problem of microplastic pollution.
- As it naturally breaks down, Eco Purge releases specialised enzymes that are designed to help degrade nearby PET-derived microplastics in soil and water.
Sources: Times of India