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Behind the Scenes Biomimicry: Mycocycle is Transforming Waste with Fungi
Behind the Scenes Biomimicry: Mycocycle is Transforming Waste with Fungi
Humans view waste as a burden, but nature utilizes waste as a valuable resource in a cycle of continual renewal. The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates 600 million tons of construction and demolition debris is generated every year -- and Mycocycle knows this is an opportunity. Joanne Rodriguez discusses how Mycocycle leverages mycelium (fungal root structures) to consume and eliminate toxins from construction waste and produce raw building materials like MycoFILL, MycoFIBER, and Myc...