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Started beach cleanup group at the age of 10, teen now wins 2026 Barron Prize

At 10, Caymus 'CO' Maxson noticed something wrong on a beach in Madeira Beach, Florida. In February 2020, she saw beach trash being raked towards the water’s edge. She realised that the incoming tide could carry the waste into the sea and decided to act.

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