It's time for plastic to take a bow and leave the building
By Dawnsummer
@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
United States
June 27, 2021 3:38am CST
I thought for a long time that plastic should be replaced by something superior. There are many alternatives out there but this one looks so promising.
The cool part is that it's made from the part of a fungus that lives underground. Mycelium Fungus technology creates all sorts of products including--packaging instead of polystyrene, clothing, home insulation, and though it sounds rather disgusting--fungus meat and much more.
The video is very interesting and explains it much better than I can.
Picture is from pixabay.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
27 Jun 21
It's a new material to replace plastic which I believe is 100% oil based.
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@nzlz123 (6473)
• Indonesia
27 Jun 21
@misunderstood_zombie oh i think i'm just gonna watch the video. this topic is interesting
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@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
27 Jun 21
I've been reading about that. It sounds very promising.
Uhm... your link is to the picture on your discussion, not to the video about this subject. 
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
27 Jun 21
Apparently I thought it would magically appear. Thank you for pointing that out. 
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@snowy22315 (209065)
• United States
27 Jun 21
That would be awesome if a biodegradable material could be used in place of plastic.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
28 Jun 21
Yes, I hope that plastic is a thing of the past soon.
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
27 Jun 21
Oh that is super thanks Rhonda. I didnt know this
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
28 Jun 21
I didn't either until I saw the video--it's so cool.
@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
28 Jun 21
@misunderstood_zombie Bamboo grows fast and it grows everywhere. I have bamboo in the garden, I have to cut many stalks every year because it becomes so dense.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
28 Jun 21
@LadyDuck I've only seen it grow at the zoo of all places, but I've read that it grows so fast that it will take over, so it's good you cut it down.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
28 Jun 21
I've often think that bamboo is so sustainable so this sounds really wonderful.
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@RasmaSandra (98051)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Jun 21
Very interesting thanks for sharing,
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
28 Jun 21
Your welcome. I hope you are having a lovely day.
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@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
27 Jun 21
We need to see how effective and affordable this is
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
28 Jun 21
Yes, I agree that everything needs to be tested and thought about first, but hopefully it works.
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