Ep 10: Innovation in Home Compostability With Meghan Olson, Mushroom Packaging-Ecovative Design

What can we do to lessen our footprints and help the environment even in a small way?

The more products we consume, the more wastage we dispose of. Every order we make, especially those that are delivered needs packaging and we all know packaging goes to waste. Imagine how much garbage we are producing. How can we address this growing concern?

In this episode, Meghan Olson gives a picture of what Mushroom® Packaging is, what it is made of, and how it could make a big impact on Earth. She shares how much waste the use of this technology is preventing. Learn about this wonderful innovation of compostable packaging materials and the other potential products that can be developed from grow-it-yourself kits.

Have a listen!

Episode 10 at a glance:

• About Meghan Olson and the focus of Mushroom Packaging
• What mycelium and hemp hurds are and the composition of mushroom packages
• The history of Mushroom Packaging and its founders
• What Ecovative is as a company and how Mushroom Packaging fit into it
• What do Grow-it-yourself Kits look like and where people can find them
• The mycelium strains Ecovative uses
• Stories from clients with their Grow-it-yourself Kits
• The incredible facts about home compostability
• Home compostability of Mushroom Packaging and how much waste it prevents
• The growing demand and interest for Mushroom Packaging and the company’s future projects
• Meghan’s view on how mycelium and mushrooms can change the world

Until the next episode!

Today’s Guest:

Meghan Olson is the manager at Mushroom Packaging-Ecovative Design.

Mushroom® Packaging is created to combat styrofoam wastes and it has created a new compostable packaging material by growing mycelium together with agricultural matter.

Connect and know more about Meghan and Mushroom Packaging here:

Websites: 

https://www.mushroompackaging.com
https://www.ecovative.com
https://grow.bio 

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/mushroompackaging

About the host:

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/

More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/