Mycelio

We are a biotech company utilizing specific fungal species to consume synthetic material waste either leaked to the environment or stored in landfills.

Plastic waste in our envirnoment is one of the defining issues of our time. Generations that come after us will be addressing this issue whether we end up doing it or not. The amount of plastic and other material waste currently piling up in our rivers and our oceans is staggering - we produce nearly 300 million tons of plastic every year, half of that waste is for single-use products. There has o

An (Almost) Plastic-Free Thanksgiving Holiday Meal » My Plastic-free Life

11/23/2017

Sometimes we aren't aware of how much plastic we are using - ever pay attention to your food packaging? Here's an example of an admirable effort to limit plastic waste on a big holiday.

An (Almost) Plastic-Free Thanksgiving Holiday Meal » My Plastic-free Life Living Life with Less Plastic since 2007.

Using Fungus to Consume Plastic Waste - DIF 2017

11/22/2017

This Thursday, learn how can help solve the problems we throw away.

Using Fungus to Consume Plastic Waste - DIF 2017 The Disruptive Innovation Festival is an online festival of ideas that asks the question: what if we could redesign everything? During the DIF, we’ll ...

Plastic waste from the ocean is being turned into designer sunglasses and they look fantastic

11/20/2017

These are the kinds of ideas we can get behind - Sea2see is helping your style AND the planet.

Plastic waste from the ocean is being turned into designer sunglasses and they look fantastic Off the coast of Catalonia, an intriguing experiment in the circular economy is taking place. Dozens of fishing vessels are heading out to sea and bringing back tonnes of plastic waste alongside…

11/11/2017

https://www.thinkdif.co/sessions/using-fungus-to-consume-plastic-waste

11/11/2017

https://www.thinkdif.co/sessions/using-fungus-to-consume-plastic-waste

Using Fungus to Consume Plastic Waste - DIF 2017 In this session, Mycelio co-founder Rick Plautz will describe the pioneering process they have developed for plastic waste consumption, starting with ...

10/13/2017

"Last November, I found Mike on LinkedIn and asked him to meet me over a beer about a business idea I had. Here we are, less than a year later." - Rick

10/13/2017

The Mycelio team has arrived in for ! We're here to discuss the global crisis of plastic waste with innovative leaders from around the world.

09/10/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1Dc9GvBucc

Mycelio - [Update] First Experiment A video update of our progress growing the fungal species pestalotiopsis microspora so we can start consuming the synthetic material polyurethane.

09/08/2017

Sea salt around the world is contaminated by plastic, studies show

Sea salt around the world is contaminated by plastic, studies show Exclusive: New studies find microplastics in salt from the US, Europe and China, adding to evidence that plastic pollution is pervasive in the environment