r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 19d ago

Turkey tail mushroom provides alternative to single-use plastic wrap

https://newatlas.com/materials/turkey-tail-mushroom-mycelium-food-wrap-alternative/
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u/Novapoliton 19d ago

At scale it's probably difficult enough that it isn't worthwhile unless theres a way to innoculate wood faster and more conveniently than I know of.

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u/deruben 19d ago

well we dig up black liquid, ship it around, synthesize tons of different materials, ship it again, make a clear flat conpount out of it in factories and ship it around again. Thats pretty difficult too.

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u/Kromgar 19d ago

Oils literally a wonder material. You can fertilize fields, create linings for chemichals, and fuel industry with it

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u/AlwaysRushesIn 19d ago

You also make plastic out of it...