Fungi: mycelia, mushrooms & more

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Waste-eating mushrooms digest plastic & become ingredient to make chocolate protein bars (www.designboom.com)

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the Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) digests PET plastic, often found in bottles and packaging; the Turkey Tail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor) eats LDPE plastic, commonly used in grocery bags; and the Split Gill Mushroom (Schizophyllum commune) dissolves PUR plastic, used in foams and coatings. These fungi convert plastic molecules into simple carbon-based compounds. After decomposition, they leave no toxic waste behind, and the result is clean, organic matter suitable for cultivation and food production.

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[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

PET is one of the most readily recyclable plastics. It becomes fabric, shoes... The challenge is separating it.

Most electrical insulation is PVC (or PUR for halogen-free).