Plastic-Munching Mushrooms

Concerned about the giant plastic gyres growing out of control in our oceans? I am. These trash vortexes consist of massive collections of plastic trash that end up in the oceans killing wildlife and destroying ecosystems.  The Pacific gyre is the size of Texas! Still, everyone keeps buying plastic because products are made with it and packaged in it.

Two young women (20-somethings) have found a living mushroom that actually consumes plastic.  That’s right, it eats plastic!  Not only does it digest plastic, but the mushroom is also edible itself!  They’ve found all sorts of these mushrooms that are native to regions all over the world.

Check out this article and watch this video about their research: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/two-women-turn-plastic-to-food-with-a-powerful-mus/

Love to see brilliant young women solving our gyre problem with edible mushrooms!