Ep. 201: Hiro Technologies - Plastic-Eating Fungi & Nature's Favorite Diaper (feat. Tero Isokauppila)

GUEST:

• https://www.instagram.com/iamtero/?hl=en
• https://hirodiapers.com/

MENTIONS:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pestalotiopsis_microspora

MUSHROOM HOUR:

• https://welcometomushroomhour.com
• https://www.instagram.com/mushroomhourpodcast
• https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour

Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/

TOPICS COVERED:

• Raised around Regenerative Ideology
• Diapers as Ubiquitous Household Waste
• Fungi Decomposing Plastic
• Training Mushrooms to Eat Different Foods
• Ligninolytic Enzymes
• Challenges of Weather and Competition
• Researching, Developing and Testing Mushroom Species
• Regulations in Waste Management or Lack Thereof
• How does the Hiro Diaper Work?
• Working with Existing Industries
• Gene Editing and Ethical Dilemmas