Research on Mushrooms that Decompose Plastic

By Nathan Gregson

Published February 16, 2024 at 2:01 PM MST

Nathan Gregson is joined by Gavin Pechey, the founder of Sporadicate based out of Portland, Oregon, and Scott Fitchett, a member of Bengal solutions and the ISU college of business to discuss the ongoing research on mycelium that decomposes plastic.

In this episode they talk about what mycelium is, how big of an issue plastic waste is, what Sporadicate is, what Sporadicate’s goals are, when we can expect the results from the experiments, and if the mycelium can decompose plastics that have entered the Ocean. Want to know more? Check out Sporadicate’s website at https://www.sporadicate.com/.
Guests:

Gavin Pechey
Scott Fitchett

Source Material:
https://www.sporadicate.com/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jiec.13427?casa_token=g0eVEaVPS9AAAAAA%3AV1KANHczwGId6C6S6u9C1TmAGvO1JIT4JyoTE8Ikh5M9-poKIECEviFjf6-sIITPVv7qaMUmx7j3BQ

https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/microplastics-everywhere

https://www.forgerecycling.co.uk/blog/how-long-it-takes-everyday-items-to-decompose/