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[–] jobes 2 points (+2|-0)

Very interesting, but I'd hesitate on eating it myself. The curious part I like was this:

After the fungi convert polyurethane into organic matter, preliminary research suggests that the fungi can be used to make “mushroom bricks,” a sturdy and sustainable building material.

If that can withstand regular outdoor heat levels with out softening too much, that would be huge

[–] OeeThaGreat 1 points (+1|-0)

You wouldn't eat a trash mushroom? I bet they are less toxic than McDonald's.

[–] jobes 1 points (+1|-0)

They are probably also less tasty than McDonalds

[–] Beowulf 1 points (+1|-0)

People need to quit wasting time on these pie-in-the-sky dreamland "solutions" to pollution. The answer is proper garbage collection, and recycling.

We need to prevent non-biodegradable waste from getting into the oceans, and start mining landfills for resources.

If we get all of our "raw" materials from landfills, and ensure all waste goes back to landfills then we can come up with a nearly 100% recyclable economy.

The overwhelming majority of material going into landfills an be recycled in some manner.

[–] jobes 0 points (+0|-0)

That is a great aspirational that we should definitely strive for, but it's just not cost effective so no one will rush to move towards that system

[–] Beowulf 1 points (+1|-0)

It's not cost effective yet. It will be someday, however.

The way the recycling industry is currently operating is comically un-green, and unsustainable.