Name: Sind Pilze der neue Kunststoff?
Uploaded: 2010-10-04T09:00:00Z
Duration: 8 min 48 s
Description: Produkt-Designer Eben Bayer stellt sein Rezept für ein neues, auf Pilzen basierendes Verpackungsmaterial vor, das fragile Dinge, wie Möbel, Plasma-Bildschirme – und die Umwelt schützt.

Produkt-Designer Eben Bayer stellt sein Rezept für ein neues, auf Pilzen basierendes Verpackungsmaterial vor, das fragile Dinge, wie Möbel, Plasma-Bildschirme – und die Umwelt schützt.

Sind Pilze der neue Kunststoff?

Traditional plastics like Styrofoam require huge amounts of energy and can linger in landfills for thousands of years, occupying up to 25 percent of landfill volume in the United States. By harnessing mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, innovators are creating materials from agricultural byproducts that perform like plastic but compost quickly in the soil. These materials are grown, not manufactured, and can be tailored using local feedstocks. This approach offers a vision for packaging and construction that works with nature rather than against it.

Mushrooms Transform Waste Into Compostable Alternatives to Plastic

environment

nature

plastic

product design

technology

manufacturing

Anthropocene

fungi

sustainability

TED Stage Talk

Eben Bayer: Sind Pilze der neue Kunststoff?