Mushroom coffins provide a sustainable alternative to traditional burial
Traditional wooden coffins can take years to break down in the soil, but the mushroom versions biodegrade in barely a month and a half.
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Traditional wooden coffins can take years to break down in the soil, but the mushroom versions biodegrade in barely a month and a half.
A Dutch intrepid inventor is now "growing" coffins by putting mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, together with hemp fibre in a special mould that, in a week, turns into what could basically be compared to the looks of an unpainted Egyptian sarcophagus.
An inventor in the Netherlands has created a more sustainable option to bury the dead with mushroom coffins, biodegradable moldings that can be grown in a week.
While traditional wooden coffins can take years to break down in the soil, these mushroom versions biodegrade in around 45 days.
The mushroom coffins cost 995 euros (more than $1,000) each, and the price for an urn is 196.80 euros ($212).