"TechKnow," expert contributor Lindsay Moran travels to Green Island, NY, to investigate how mushrooms are being used to create Eco-friendly packaging and insulation materials.
More traditional Styrofoam packaging is made of polystyrene, an unsustainable petrochemical, and can take up to a million years to biodegrade naturally.
Ecovative Design, a biomaterials company, goal is to develop packaging materials that not only decompose faster and more naturally, but also give back to the ecosystem. They do this by utilizing mycelium, the microscopic root structure that allows mushrooms to grow on trees and spread throughout the forest floor.
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