Scientists discover plastic-eating fungi that could help clean up world’s oceans - Bacteria and fungi are evolving to eat plastic but their impact will likely be limited to specific applications ...

“Fungi possess a superpower for eating things that other organisms can’t digest (like wood or chitin), so we tested the fungi in our collection for their ability to digest plastic,” said Anthony Amend ...

While hundreds of fungi and other microorganisms are known to break down various plastics, it was previously unknown that these particular hardwood-eating species could degrade polyethylene.

The Plastic-Eating Fungi That Could Solve Our Garbage Problem Dec 15, 2014 at 10:07 AM EST A woman looks for items to recycle at a landfill on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.

The company has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the project and is offering an at-home science kit to show how fungi consumes plastic. The diapers are scheduled to launch in February 2025.

Hiro Industries, a start-up founded by Finnish farmer Tero Isokauppila and entrepreneur Miki Agrawal, is developing a solution to the plastic crisis by using fungi to eat plastic in landfills.

The company has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the project and is offering an at-home science kit to show how fungi consumes plastic. The diapers are scheduled to launch in February 2025.

A dirty diaper may be gross to you, but one Texas company believes it could be the secret ingredient to helping answer an environmental question: How do we clean up all of our plastic waste?

Hiro Industries, a start-up founded by Finnish farmer Tero Isokauppila and entrepreneur Miki Agrawal, is developing a solution to the plastic crisis by using fungi to eat plastic in landfills.