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