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Three sixteen-year-olds from India have [winner / won] this year's Earth Prize. This award is the world's largest environmental sustainability competition [for / to] teenagers. Teens can win by [development / developing] innovative solutions to [global / globally] eco-challenges. The three Indian teenagers won [at / by] inventing a biodegradable powder made from old tamarind seeds. A tamarind is a [tropical / tropically] fruit that is used in sauces and [desserts / deserts] . The powder [attracts / attractive] microplastics when it is put in water. The microplastics stick together and form a mass that we can [look / see] . The mass of microplastics and powder can then be removed from the water with a magnet. The powder is a simple, cheap way to make water safer to drink [on / in] rural areas.

The three teenagers called their [invent / invention] 'Plas-Stick'. They were [extremely / extreme] happy to win an award for [it / them] . They said: "Being named the global winners of the Earth Prize is incredibly [special / specialist] for all of us, especially as the [first / fast] team from India to receive it." They added: "Tiny bits of plastic [hidden / hide] in our drinking water, but they're too small to see. We made a special [power / powder] from thrown-away tamarind seeds that acts [like / likes] a magnet for these tiny plastics." Their website outlines another benefit. It said: "The collected plastic is safely turned [onto / into] small useful items... so it can't return to nature. This simple method helps protect people, animals, and our planet [from / to] invisible plastic pollution."