Magic Mushrooms
The post is not about psilocybin and hallucinogenic mushrooms.
How do you like the idea of replacing nasty plastic packaging using mushrooms? This is what UK's Magical Mushroom Company is into. They combine agricultural waste with mycelium - the root structure of a mushroom.
The resulting product is biodegradable (45 days), durable, and comparable in price to traditional plastic packaging.
What else is good about Mushroom packaging:
- no use of fossil fuels or trees in production;
- biodigestable, i.e. compatible with food waste collection;
- water-resistant;
- no use of animal product by-products;
- the company grows raw materials for production;
- withstands temperatures from 70c down to -25c.
The company has just raised 3 million pounds to build its first raw material production facility.
It is already working with clients from many industries. For instance, a beauty/cosmetics producer Lush, and Raymarine, a marine navigation company.
#startups #recycle
