Mushrooms: The future of packaging

Ecovative Design, a company in Green Island, NY, turns agricultural waste and mushroom fibers into a styrofoam packaging replacement.

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  • @calchild
    @calchild8 жыл бұрын

    Phenomenal work. Was wondering I saw a few plastic bags in the video that were containing the mushroom growth. Are those reused or is there a continual need for plastics to maintain that aspect of your mushroom product?

  • @magnusrecyclingmexico8907

    @magnusrecyclingmexico8907

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same question here, seems one solution is not all the solution. Great progress needs a little more.

  • @Ashphinchtersayswhat

    @Ashphinchtersayswhat

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just looking for an angle..stir it

  • @aditibhagat1616

    @aditibhagat1616

    4 жыл бұрын

    No u can grow it in any thing like cardboard boxes,plastic bottles, Glass jars even. I have done this in my lab.

  • @xoxcxsxm

    @xoxcxsxm

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes but overall you reduce plastic, 1 plastic mold can grow thousands of mushroom foam, plus they can use recyclable plastic which have a much higher recycle rate than styrofoam which are mostly non-recyclable

  • @karinalunelli

    @karinalunelli

    6 күн бұрын

    @@aditibhagat1616 Hello, what species of mushroom did you use?

  • @stephenstrange4245
    @stephenstrange42454 жыл бұрын

    Y'all are doing god's work, all the power to you my friends ✊

  • @coldplayaddict2581
    @coldplayaddict25813 ай бұрын

    FRIENDLY MUSHROOM MUSHY GIANT FRIEND

  • @Distillations21
    @Distillations214 жыл бұрын

    im wondering if the mycelium will still decompose and still play roles in the ecosystem, when produced like this.

  • @mitchwebster5088

    @mitchwebster5088

    2 жыл бұрын

    According to their site it decomposes in 45 days in average

  • @randalltaves6033
    @randalltaves603310 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! Keep up the good work guys.

  • @theotherlaney
    @theotherlaney6 жыл бұрын

    I’d like to make mushroom boxes for selling mushrooms in. How thin can this be spread and formed?

  • @whoisthis1946
    @whoisthis19463 жыл бұрын

    Why aren't we using this today?!

  • @jonijokunen3542

    @jonijokunen3542

    Жыл бұрын

    Because its production is slower and harder than styrofoam's, and the only goal of businesses is to make profit. Therefore other companies choose styrofoam because it's cheaper

  • @mango6768
    @mango67682 жыл бұрын

    When thrown put will the decomposing mushroom release toxic gasses?

  • @user-zk4hx7qt7i
    @user-zk4hx7qt7i4 жыл бұрын

    Very innovative idea and good work! I have a question related to this video clip. Due to Corona virus, I have to record each class and upload it on a specific educational platform and want to show this clip to my students. Though I left this link url on my ppt slides, I also played it as well while recording my class in ppt presentation. Does this violate copyright in this case? At the end of this clip, the reporter says where he belongs. The recording is only for my students and I'm going to write the source of this for sure. Anyone knows this issue?

  • @tahanlaoboy
    @tahanlaoboy5 жыл бұрын

    If used the machine cutting it will look very nice shape

  • @user-xt5ih1wp2g
    @user-xt5ih1wp2g2 ай бұрын

    Why don't they coat water bottle.inside im Drinking Kirkland water it stink and my stomach hurt

  • @mararok2420
    @mararok24203 жыл бұрын

    hmm, why is not in mass production today ? Coca-cola just started testing paper bottles. Gov wants waste segragation and why we still dont use that awesome mushrooms ?

  • @bobdebouwer7835

    @bobdebouwer7835

    Жыл бұрын

    Price. Other materials are made in seconds. This takes up a lot of space while growing.

  • @sangitanayek6429
    @sangitanayek64293 ай бұрын

    What would be the product cost?

  • @thepurpleman119
    @thepurpleman119 Жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: we still don’t use mushrooms

  • @kingmasterlord
    @kingmasterlord3 жыл бұрын

    They got a website?

  • @chopstix4883
    @chopstix48836 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @tonymontan7171
    @tonymontan71714 жыл бұрын

    Does oyster mushroom work too ??

  • @dgjav

    @dgjav

    4 жыл бұрын

    You just need spores of any mushroom.

  • @tonymontan7171

    @tonymontan7171

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dgjav what if i start with a grow your owm mushroom kit for home and just add more substrate

  • @holzmann8443
    @holzmann84437 ай бұрын

    Seems it was all to bilk investors. Take careful note of the owner's appearances, and remember it. These folks are best avoided.

  • @bobdebouwer7835
    @bobdebouwer7835 Жыл бұрын

    So, it needs a lot of heat to dry. That's not eco friendly at all. They could dry it in a solar oven. But that will take time. Let's hope in the future it will become better.

  • @drewnielson6472
    @drewnielson64722 жыл бұрын

    I hope it dose.

  • @gridvid
    @gridvid3 жыл бұрын

    Seven years later: Plastics :/

  • @diggleda2952
    @diggleda2952 Жыл бұрын

    Looks like the manufacturing process needs work/automation.

  • @garrold7123
    @garrold7123 Жыл бұрын

    But growing takes ages, as much as I love the idea tho

  • @saloni379
    @saloni3795 жыл бұрын

    It would more better if the production cost decrease

  • @iamb2348
    @iamb23483 жыл бұрын

    or not.

  • @ishananand3091
    @ishananand30913 жыл бұрын

    No one know what I was going to write here...

  • @googlegilbertlevinmars322
    @googlegilbertlevinmars3222 жыл бұрын

    Why aren’t we using this now if everyone wants to save the planet? Needs to be done NOW.

  • @petit_sauvage88

    @petit_sauvage88

    2 жыл бұрын

    The issue I see: A-Production time, 1 part takes 4-6 days for the Mycelium to form, then drying time. B-Space, if you use 2000 packaging parts per week, you need at least 2000 plastic molds and the space for them. You will need a gigantic facility to replace the actual plastic packaging.

  • @tejachitta1697
    @tejachitta16972 жыл бұрын

    hi

  • @louixlimited222
    @louixlimited2222 жыл бұрын

    slayy

  • @Kiyarose3999
    @Kiyarose39995 жыл бұрын

    Great news, BUT the Elephant in the room is the single use plastic bags you keep the Mycelium in. The Molds are not too bad as they can be reused an almost infinite amount of times, perhaps that’s the way to go with the single use, is to store all your Mycelium in Plastic containers instead of bags?. But an eco solution to you using single use plastic need to be found asap, or you are still a part of the problem to a degree, but stil are!

  • @Kometheus

    @Kometheus

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rubiks15 😂 Fact

  • @aditibhagat1616

    @aditibhagat1616

    4 жыл бұрын

    U can use glass jars,cardboard boxes any thing autoclaved

  • @xoxcxsxm

    @xoxcxsxm

    3 жыл бұрын

    The plastic mold can be reused hundreds and prob thousands of times until it breaks, so it is not single used. plus that plastic have a much higher recyclable rate than the normal styrofoam.

  • @kentwayne7205
    @kentwayne720510 жыл бұрын

    1st

  • @Murasame
    @Murasame3 жыл бұрын

    Came here from Kanye. Also Trump 2020.

  • @EatSuck
    @EatSuck3 ай бұрын

    Hmm this didn’t go over well…..