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Earth Finds A Way - plastics

Grandmother Earth knows a lot. You just have to listen, learn, then make it part of your lifestyle. One case in point is mushrooms. Did you know there are certain varieties of mushrooms that can break down plastics? Plastics can take 20 plus years to decompose. "Certain species of fungi use the natural process of mycoremediation to degrade plastics. How long does it take for a mushroom to eat plastic? It depends on the mushroom species. The time it takes for a mushroom to bread down and consume plastic ranges between 2-weeks to several months." (Gallagher) What if we were to buy a small plastic grinding station. A plastic shredder if you will, to make the plastic "bite size" for the mushrooms to easily consume the plastic. But what mushrooms do you need? Well, that seems to be a bit difficult for me to answer right now. More research is needed. Lets just say I can imagine selection would be based on regional climate. Then what would you do during inclement winter mo...