{"id":6094,"date":"2019-06-17T18:28:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T16:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2019-09-11T16:14:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T14:14:08","slug":"mushrooms-to-solve-plastic-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/mushrooms-to-solve-plastic-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Can A Mushroom Be The Answer To Our Plastic Problem?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already hopped aboard the <strong>#plasticfree<\/strong> train, you might be contributing to one of the <strong>world&#8217;s leading causes of environmental damage.<\/strong> According to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/2018\/05\/plastics-facts-infographics-ocean-pollution\/\">National Geographic<\/a>, &#8220;<strong>18 billion pounds of plastic waste flows into the oceans every year from coastal regions,&#8221;<\/strong> all of which will never <a href=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/the-ultimate-diet-to-save-our-planet\/\"><strong>break down in our life time<\/strong><\/a> (nor during the next generations&#8230;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/garbage-2729608_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/garbage-2729608_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/garbage-2729608_640-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How This Plastic Build Up Affects The Environment<\/strong>&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To make matters worse, the majority of the <strong>plastic that humans consume around the world is never recycled. <\/strong>This means our landfills, oceans, and <strong>environment<\/strong> get filled with plastic trash, causing <strong>animals <\/strong>who mistakenly eat and get <strong>entangled in the products to die. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BujQv1lF462\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BujQv1lF462\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Una publicaci\u00f3n compartida de Plastic Pollution Coalition (@plasticpollutes)<\/a> el <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-03-03T15:20:08+00:00\">3 Mar, 2019 a las 7:20 PST<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&#8230;And Affects Us<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the sight of <strong>animals being harmed<\/strong> isn&#8217;t enough to worry you (as it SHOULD), plastic also has <strong>many toxic chemicals<\/strong> that, when leached into the soil and groundwater, end up in <strong>our drinking water, produce, and fish<\/strong>. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/news\/perils-plastics-risks-human-health-and-environment\">study<\/a> at Arizona State University, <strong>almost<\/strong> <strong>every human has some traces of chemicals in our system<\/strong> that have derived from plastic. These chemicals can have a range of negative effects, including <strong>cancer<\/strong>, hormonal changes, and a <strong>weakening of our immune systems. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ltw0x_S4Ok8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Search For A Solution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/2018\/05\/plastics-facts-infographics-ocean-pollution\/\">grim outlook on the planet&#8217;s future<\/a><\/strong>, scientists have been <strong>developing research <\/strong>for numerous ways to reduce and maybe even <strong>reverse the damage caused by our consumption. <\/strong>The latest of investigations? A plastic-eating mushroom called <em>Pestalotiopsis microspora<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asides from being a mouthful to pronounce, the <em>Pestalotiopsis microspora<\/em> is a fungus that was originally discovered in the <strong>Amazon in Ecuador<\/strong> by a group of scientists from Yale University. While most living creatures need oxygen to survive, <strong>this rare mushroom&#8217;s source of energy <\/strong>comes from consuming <strong>polyurethane<\/strong>, a plastic material. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mushrooms-2817729_640.jpg\" alt=\"Mushrooms in the wild. \" class=\"wp-image-6099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mushrooms-2817729_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mushrooms-2817729_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Waste Reducer&#8230;and Tasty Snack?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before being trucked to as <strong>many landfills as possible<\/strong> to start <strong>eating away at the trash<\/strong>, scientists are still doing research on the properties of these mushrooms and <strong>potential side effects. <\/strong>Additionally, some scientists are <strong>cultivating the mushrooms<\/strong> to be grown into an <strong>edible snack.<\/strong> Talk about a <strong>renewable source. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gajEtR--GCg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p>While this mushroom is a <strong>promising find<\/strong> in the quest for <strong>measures to save our planet<\/strong>, it is unlikely to be the <strong>end-all solution <\/strong>for our problems. This means it&#8217;s vital we all find ways to <strong>reduce our plastic consumption<\/strong> and <strong>aim for a more sustainable lifestyle.<\/strong> Our planet and <strong>lives depend on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos: Pixabay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 18 billion pounds of plastic wind up in our oceans every year, contributing to our global environmental crisis. 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