Why Dell and Steelcase are using mushrooms and agricultural waste

greenbiz.com 30 Oct '12, 2pm

Why Dell and Steelcase are using mushrooms and agricultural waste

Ecovative’s cofounders Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre developed the company’s trademark RestoreTM Mushroom® Packaging that is made only of plant-based agricultural waste and mushroom roots. The technology began as a college experiment initially grown under a dormitory bed and has since sprouted into a sustainable packaging solution that can now be found protecting college students’ Dell computers . Ecovative has recently partnered with Sealed Air to sell, distribute and manufacture this groundbreaking protective packaging product. MBDC recently spoke with Ecovative Environmental Director Sam Harrington about how the company was inspired by Cradle to Cradle principles to grow packaging, and the huge promise of mushroom technology to disrupt the plastic industry, not just in packaging but across applications. How did you discover that mushrooms could be used for packaging? Mo...

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