GOB is debuting plastic-free earplugs made from Ecovative’s Forager mycelium foam, and has teamed up with Billie Eilish and The Lumineers.

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    4 hours ago

    There’s no long term knowledge about fungus stuff once processed into these new forms.

    Just to clarify that the fungus stuff is just mycelium. It is a totally natural product that is in this case foam-like. It is not processed, just dried at specific temperatures.

    As they mention in this article:

    these earplugs are made from Forager’s mycelium foam – and nothing else. This means they can break down in weeks to months,

    “GOB’s earplugs are USDA Certified Biobased and entirely made from mycelium, a natural material that breaks down as easily as the produce you eat,”