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29-year-old Nzambi Matee from Kenya has been named as one of seven winners of the United Nations Environment Programme’s 2020 Young Champions of the Earth prize.

The award recognises entrepreneurs who are under the age of 30 and have ideas for sustainable environmental change. Nzambi’s idea was to convert plastic waste into building materials, creating low cost alternatives for use in construction.

The Â鶹Éç's’ Nora Fakim spoke to her to find out more about her invention.

(Picture: Nzambi Matee; Credit: UN Environment Programme/Georgina Smith)