Here are 3 more Earth Prize winners. Let me first share that the Earth prize every year asks teenagers from all over the world, the same question: What environmental problem would you solve and how? Last post I wrote about the young Palestinians who turned rubble into bricks. These 3 are just as inspiring.
An 18-year-old from Ireland, Arya Satheesh, invented with a solution to deal with microplastics. Instead of trying to remove them, her solution uses a plant-based plastic like material embedded with enzymes which over time dissolves and degrades the microplastics in their environment. It’s called Eco-Purge and works in soil, salt water as well as fresh water.
In Kenya, Frederick Njoroke Kariuki and MIron Onsarigo, both 17, invented HewaSafi, clean air in Swahili. It’s an exhaust filter made from maize cobs, coconut shells, algae, agricultural waste and disposed of batteries. It is cheap to make and has proved effective. It reduces up to 90% of CO2 and carbon monoxide of the shared minibuses and motorcycle taxis which are a big means of transportation in many African cities.
In India where clean water can be a problem, Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal, and Avyana Mehta, all 16, invented Plas-Stick, a biodegradable powder made from discarded tamarind seeds which purifies the water. It was designed to be simple, affordable and accessible and becomes something that can be of help to the 2.2. billion people who do not have access to clean potable water.
With such young people caring about the world, the future is encouraging.
*reposted from GGID page
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