The unanswered question is what will you do with the mushrooms after they've munched on petroleum or plastic? My guess is that you're not going to want them on your pizza cause they might just be toxic. Will we only be replacing one kind of waste with another?
For plastics the answer is out there, biodegradable plastic made from corn. It has to overcome two problems:
1. It's slightly more expensive
2. If we want it to degrade rapidly we need to make an investment in plants to do it. Otherwise you're looking at 100 years versus 300+ years for regular plastic.
For plastics the answer is out there, biodegradable plastic made from corn. It has to overcome two problems:
1. It's slightly more expensive
2. If we want it to degrade rapidly we need to make an investment in plants to do it. Otherwise you're looking at 100 years versus 300+ years for regular plastic.