For over thirty years, the biological degradation of plastics by microorganisms has been promoted through microbiological publications as an eco-friendly alternative for landfilling and incinerating – a clarion call for change – yet today these are still the most economically viable ways of discarding plastics. What's the price of money? Therefore, this master thesis has set out to investigate whether mycelium composites could valourise plastic waste and inject the bioremediation process of plastics into an economically viable material for an industry itself in dire need of sustainable material innovation: the building industry.
