Mushroom leather and how it is made (2020)

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Mushroom leather is an environmentally friendly material because it can be treated without using polluting substances. The MYX consists of waste - the mushroom organism comes from a commercial mushroom farm and the plant fibres are a leftover material from the textile industry. Indonesian sneakers brand BRODO wants to break this stigma with plans to launch the first shoe from Mushroom Leather usingMYLEA™, a material which is produced by MYCL, a bio-material star-tup. The process of making mushroom leather can reduce water usage, by up to 99%, which includes the water used to grow, and dye the final material. Mushroom leather is no longer a concept material, biotech start-ups like the ones listed above, are producing Mushroom Leather, but are not producing it at scale yet. Mushroom leather is just one of many materials being developed to lower our environmental impact. Apple leather and corn leather which are both made with more than 50% organic material.
Mushroom leather and how it is made (2020)



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