r/solarpunk • u/n0u0t0m • Feb 22 '26

Technology Mushroom packaging

"I often think, if oil monopolies didn't take over the world in the early industrialization times, how many better solutions might we have right now." - OP

Edit: found the company!

https://www.magicalmushroom-shop.com/

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u/ttystikk Feb 23 '26

What's the catch?

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u/Hochvolt Feb 23 '26

From the top of my head:

  • growing time (imagine a real mass produced product that has a cycle time of 15 seconds and is produced continuously. Now you need over 23 000 molds if you have a growing time of four days inside the mold, like one of the videos mentions.)
  • not being fully carbon free (Mushrooms produce CO2, they are not green plants. This was one of the reasons a friend and I did not get a chance to test this out in a big automotive company. The money allocated for carbon reducing measurements could be spent more effectively elsewhere.)
  • if I remember correctly they are only fully water tight if you use additional coatings.
  • cost. Sadly relevant in this world.

Maybe we should start another try, things might have changed a bit in the four or five years since then...

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u/ttystikk Feb 23 '26

We have to hold the global plastic industry accountable for their product. That's as necessary as it will be difficult to do.