Using mushroom mycelia to make packaging material

http://www.ecovativedesign.com/products-and-applications/packaging/

This particular TED talk fits with this sustainable mycology blog perfectly.  Mushroom mycelia can used to create a polymer that can be used to produce packaging material from biomass such as oat hulls, cotton waste and other local materials. The material is biodegradable and will not remain unchanged in the environment like styrofoam.  Follow the link to view the TED video Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic?

Eben Bayer's TED Talk

New York Now news segment - on the firm Ecovative Design