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NY-Based Design Company Ecovative Grows Mushrooms For Packaging Material, Insulation, & More

03/15/2012
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  • Compostable Mushroom Packaging
    Answering the call for an eco-friendly solution to environmentally damaging packing materials, <a href="http://www.ecovativedesign.com/">Ecovative Design</a> has created a new niche in the green market by using <a href="http://www.timesleader.com/features/NY_company_growing_mushrooms_as_packing_material_03-12-2012.html">mushroom-based material</a> as part of their custom designed packaging blocks. The five-year-old New York company has attracted widespread attention thanks to their revolutionary product, and they now use the <a href="http://www.ecovativedesign.com/about-our-materials/core-tech/" target="_blank">compostable mushroom material</a> to make everything from building insulation to wine bottle shippers to candle holders. Big-name companies like <a href="http://inhabitat.com/dell-will-be-first-tech-company-to-use-ecovative-mushroom-packaging-for-shipping/" target="_blank">Dell</a> and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/ecovative-teams-up-with-ford-to-create-compostable-car-parts-from-mushrooms/" target="_blank">Ford</a> have partnered with Ecovative to use the mushroom material in innovative ways.
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  • Ecovative Compost
    Answering the call for an eco-friendly solution to environmentally damaging packing materials, <a href="http://www.ecovativedesign.com/">Ecovative Design</a> has created a new niche in the green market by using <a href="http://www.timesleader.com/features/NY_company_growing_mushrooms_as_packing_material_03-12-2012.html">mushroom-based material</a> as part of their custom designed packaging blocks. The five-year-old New York company has attracted widespread attention thanks to their revolutionary product, and they now use the <a href="http://www.ecovativedesign.com/about-our-materials/core-tech/" target="_blank">compostable mushroom material</a> to make everything from building insulation to wine bottle shippers to candle holders. Big-name companies like <a href="http://inhabitat.com/dell-will-be-first-tech-company-to-use-ecovative-mushroom-packaging-for-shipping/" target="_blank">Dell</a> and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/ecovative-teams-up-with-ford-to-create-compostable-car-parts-from-mushrooms/" target="_blank">Ford</a> have partnered with Ecovative to use the mushroom material in innovative ways.
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  • Ecovative Design
    Answering the call for an eco-friendly solution to environmentally damaging packing materials, <a href="http://www.ecovativedesign.com/">Ecovative Design</a> has created a new niche in the green market by using <a href="http://www.timesleader.com/features/NY_company_growing_mushrooms_as_packing_material_03-12-2012.html">mushroom-based material</a> as part of their custom designed packaging blocks. The five-year-old New York company has attracted widespread attention thanks to their revolutionary product, and they now use the <a href="http://www.ecovativedesign.com/about-our-materials/core-tech/" target="_blank">compostable mushroom material</a> to make everything from building insulation to wine bottle shippers to candle holders. Big-name companies like <a href="http://inhabitat.com/dell-will-be-first-tech-company-to-use-ecovative-mushroom-packaging-for-shipping/" target="_blank">Dell</a> and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/ecovative-teams-up-with-ford-to-create-compostable-car-parts-from-mushrooms/" target="_blank">Ford</a> have partnered with Ecovative to use the mushroom material in innovative ways.
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  • Ecovative Mushroom Material Process
    Answering the call for an eco-friendly solution to environmentally damaging packing materials, <a href="http://www.ecovativedesign.com/">Ecovative Design</a> has created a new niche in the green market by using <a href="http://www.timesleader.com/features/NY_company_growing_mushrooms_as_packing_material_03-12-2012.html">mushroom-based material</a> as part of their custom designed packaging blocks. The five-year-old New York company has attracted widespread attention thanks to their revolutionary product, and they now use the <a href="http://www.ecovativedesign.com/about-our-materials/core-tech/" target="_blank">compostable mushroom material</a> to make everything from building insulation to wine bottle shippers to candle holders. Big-name companies like <a href="http://inhabitat.com/dell-will-be-first-tech-company-to-use-ecovative-mushroom-packaging-for-shipping/" target="_blank">Dell</a> and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/ecovative-teams-up-with-ford-to-create-compostable-car-parts-from-mushrooms/" target="_blank">Ford</a> have partnered with Ecovative to use the mushroom material in innovative ways.
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  • Ecovative Mushroom Packaging
    Answering the call for an eco-friendly solution to environmentally damaging packing materials, <a href="http://www.ecovativedesign.com/">Ecovative Design</a> has created a new niche in the green market by using <a href="http://www.timesleader.com/features/NY_company_growing_mushrooms_as_packing_material_03-12-2012.html">mushroom-based material</a> as part of their custom designed packaging blocks. The five-year-old New York company has attracted widespread attention thanks to their revolutionary product, and they now use the <a href="http://www.ecovativedesign.com/about-our-materials/core-tech/" target="_blank">compostable mushroom material</a> to make everything from building insulation to wine bottle shippers to candle holders. Big-name companies like <a href="http://inhabitat.com/dell-will-be-first-tech-company-to-use-ecovative-mushroom-packaging-for-shipping/" target="_blank">Dell</a> and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/ecovative-teams-up-with-ford-to-create-compostable-car-parts-from-mushrooms/" target="_blank">Ford</a> have partnered with Ecovative to use the mushroom material in innovative ways.
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Compostable Mushroom Packaging

Answering the call for an eco-friendly solution to environmentally damaging packing materials, Ecovative Design has created a new niche in the green market by using mushroom-based material as part of their custom designed packaging blocks. The five-year-old New York company has attracted widespread attention thanks to their revolutionary product, and they now use the compostable mushroom material to make everything from building insulation to wine bottle shippers to candle holders. Big-name companies like Dell and Ford have partnered with Ecovative to use the mushroom material in innovative ways.

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