Mushrooms may hold many of the answers to global environmental problems | Daily Mail Online Mushrooms could solve the war on plastic, says Kew Gardens The Telegraph article states: 'It is believed that 93 percent of fungi are currently unknown to science...' The mind boggles! Fungarium | Kew
It would certainly help in disposing of plastic waste but I can't help but wonder what would happen if such a fungus were to escape into the wild. Wouldn't it also consume the plastics that we want? The same thoughts apply to plastic-eating bacteria as well.
