Plastic Eating Mushrooms | A fantastic fungi solution to Earth’s waste?

Can we get rid of plastic and recycle it organically? We spoke to Jasper Degenaars at the Fungi Academy to find out more.
Based on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, this mycologist is fascinated by all things fungi. In his laboratory you can find Pestalotiopsis Microspora - a fungi that can break down and digest polyurethane (plastic).
We ask whether this could ever be a sustainable solution to plastic waste and pollution around our planet.
Want to learn more about fungi? Maybe you can visit…fungiacademy.com/
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00:00 Intro
01:15 The Mushrooms
02:40 How to produce plastic eating fungi
03:54 The Science
04:48 The Shroomery
05:26 Will this save the planet?
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