Cooks know how mushrooms can be put to many uses,of course there are people who don't care for mushrooms,though it is hard to imagine anyone not liking the fungi. Now there are even more reasons to love the mushroom,uses that will cut down on plastics and in turn oil consumption. A company named Evocative has been growing packing material,home insulation,fiberboard and even surfboards. The process involves composting plant waste products such as cotton hulls,rice hulls and wheat chaff which are then consumed by the thread like mushroom roots. The process takes place in a mold shaped like what the finished product will be and only takes 5 to 10 days,and most importantly the end result is completely recyclable. There are several companies supporting this venture,Dell Computers,Steelcase and Crate and Barrel. Evocative has also won grants from US EPA,National Science Foundation, and the US Department of Agriculture. Don't you just love good news for the environment?
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