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That’s the idea behind a new product launched by an Austin, Texas, startup that sells disposable diapers paired with fungi intended to break down the plastic. Alice Rizzo reports. More for You ...

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Hiro’s ultimate goal is far more ambitious: “to create the world’s first shelf-stable, plastic-eating fungi,” Agrawal says. Parent company Hiro Technologies eventually intends to sell the ...

Item 1 of 4 Hiro Technologies Co-Founder Miki Agrawal poses with a diaper and a pouch full of plastic-eating fungi at her company’s laboratory, in Austin, Texas, U.S, May 15, 2025.

It also plans to experiment with plastic-eating fungi on adult diapers, feminine care products and other items. For now, it is selling “diaper bundles” for $35 a week online.

It also plans to experiment with plastic-eating fungi on adult diapers, feminine care products and other items. For now, it is selling "diaper bundles" for $35 a week online.

It also plans to experiment with plastic-eating fungi on adult diapers, feminine care products and other items. For now, it is selling "diaper bundles" for $35 a week online.