Chapter 1
Nature's ultimate glue
Chapter 2
Replacing plastic and packaging
Chapter 3
Building the future with fungi
Chapter 4
Cleaning the earth and circular systems
YOUR GOAL
Master of Designing with fungi
Ch 4 · Cleaning the earth and circular systems
sonia Fungi-Led Circular Design
We can grow our packages from mushroom roots today! (Compost it back, yeah!)
BETA
sonia Grow mycelium networks to discover how fungi-led design turns waste into healthy soil.
Fun Fact
Plastic-eating fungi: The fungus Pestalotiopsis microspora can survive exclusively on a diet of plastic, even without any oxygen.
Glossary
mycoremediation (noun)
The use of fungi to degrade or remove contaminants from a polluted area. In 2017, environmentalists deployed oyster mushrooms to degrade toxic ash after devastating wildfires in Sonoma County.
The use of fungi to degrade or remove contaminants from a polluted area. In 2017, environmentalists deployed oyster mushrooms to degrade toxic ash after devastating wildfires in Sonoma County.
Quiz
Which plastic-eating fungus was discovered by Yale students in the Amazon rainforest?
Quiz
What nickname did biologist Suzanne Simard give to underground forest fungal networks?