Hope • May 15, 2026
3 Teens Win Earth Prize for Asia Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics
Originally published on Good News Network

When an Indian science team set out to try and make a solution to microplastic pollution, it's fair to say they probably didn't expect to find that very solution in their kitchen larders. 16-year-olds Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal, and Avyana Mehta, used powdered tamarind seed as the base for an all-natural microplastic clumping agent. After
When an Indian science team set out to try and make a solution to microplastic pollution, it's fair to say they probably didn't expect to find that very solution in their kitchen larders. 16-year-olds Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal, and Avyana Mehta, used powdered tamarind seed as the base for an all-natural microplastic clumping agent. After
Originally published on Good News Network.
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