Ikea to use packaging made from mushrooms that will decompose in a garden within weeks

Ikea is planning to use packaging made with mushrooms as an eco-friendly replacement for polystyrene. The furniture retailer is looking at using the biodegradable mycelium “fungi packaging” as part of its efforts to reduce waste and increase recycling, Joanna Yarrow, head of sustainability for Ikea in the U.K., said.
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