Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Mushrooms aren’t just for psychedelic trips, they can clean the planet too

Mushrooms aren’t just for psychedelic trips, they can clean the planet too

Recently, a plastic-eating fungus was discovered in a landfill in Pakistan. Soil samples indicate a strain of fungus called Aspergillus Tubingensis, which breaks down polyester polyurethane in a few weeks rather than in hundreds of years. Polyurethane is used to manufacture everyday objects such as tyres and condoms, both of which end up in a landfill.
Read more: https://www.kinder-world.org/articles/solutions/mushrooms-arent-just-for-psychedelic-trips-they-can-clean-the-planet-too-19312?source=Snapzu

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