Eco Plastics... From Mushrooms
It is now possible to make plastics out of mushrooms. A real breakthrough for environment protection.
Online, October 13, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Petroleum based, synthetic plastics are a real problem for our environment and our health.
As an example, many of the disposable products we use every day like coffee cups and fast food packages are made from styrofoam, a chemical, polystyrene foam product that persists in the environment for thousands of years. As do all plastics, including those containing bisphenol-A (BPA) found in water and baby feeding bottles that have been linked to health problems like reproductive disorders and increased risk of breast cancer.
So there are some pretty compelling reasons for trying to find alternatives to plastics for everything from packaging to toys.
One company, Ecovative Design, based in Green Island, New York has one such alternative; a product called MycoBond.
Check out this video by the designer of the product, Eden Bayer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVFKpUwEWv8
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