<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ecovative Design is making eco-friendly products like plant-based meat and imitation leather out of mycelium, the root structures of mushrooms.</li><li>It also makes packaging material that could replace <keyword id="864819" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Styrofoam">Styrofoam</keyword>, which takes up one-third of all landfill space.</li><li>The company has raised $100 million in capital and is part of a $4 billion meat-alternative market.</li></ul>

Business Insider

Ecovative Design uses mycelium, the root structures of mushrooms, as the building blocks for eco-friendly products. Mushroom-based products are easier on the environment compared to traditional alternatives, and could help reduce plastic and agricultural waste.

A biotech company is making vegan bacon, leather, and a Styrofoam-like packaging out of lab-grown mushrooms

news

Science

BusinessInsider

Mushroom-based products are easier on the environment compared to traditional alternatives, and could help reduce plastic and agricultural waste.

A biotech company is making vegan bacon, leather, and a Styrofoam-like packaging out of lab-grown mushrooms

Will Storey,Daniel T. Allen,Emily Harger

READ MORE ARTICLES ON

Popular Right Now