While Others Go up to TikTok, an 18-Year-Old Irish Woman Makes a Biodegradable Plastic that Filters Other Microplastics

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Ayra Satheesh is an 18-year-old Irish student who is still in high school. The young woman has won the European Regional Earth Award with her own invention that has revolutionized science. Eco Purge is a biodegradable plastic of plant origin capable of breaking down microplastics present in soil, fresh water and salt water. Satheesh’s initiative seeks to find a solution to the 240 million tons of plastic produced every year in the world, of whic…