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Oyster Mushrooms Can Be Grown on Waste Like Used Diapers

Oyster Mushrooms Can Be Grown on Waste Like Used Diapers

Oyster mushroom

What they found

Oyster mushroom farms are using sustainable substrates, even baby diapers.

Oyster mushroom farms are using sustainable substrates, even baby diapers.

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Cultivation trial

Cultivation trial

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Published in

New Zealand Journal of Botany

New Zealand Journal of Botany

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Research roundup

Research roundup

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Nothing Wasted

Nothing Wasted

: Oyster mushroom farms are getting creative with sustainable substrate materials. For these eco-friendly decomposers, even baby diapers are a nutritious meal…

: Oyster mushroom farms are getting creative with sustainable substrate materials. For these eco-friendly decomposers, even baby diapers are a nutritious meal…

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