Episode #20: How to grow your compostable packaging? Explore the wonder of mycelium!

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Episode #20: Podcast Show Notes

Introduction

Have you ever thought about making your packaging grow… without water and extra energy? Yes, literally… That’s the wonder of mycelium! 

Meghan, the Mushroom Packaging manager of Ecovative Design, will take you through this fascinating sustainable solution they are developing for 15 years.  

You will learn 

• how custom-molded packaging can grow with mycelium

• what kind of ecological based material is used for the process

• why this protective packaging can be confidently claimed as home compostable 

and much more!

I enjoyed how Meghan explains all this with passion and simple analogies. And what if I told you that you can even give it a try to build something useful and beautiful for yourself with a GIY kit? Let’s discover what could that all enable for you!

Where to find Meghan, Ecovative and Mushroom Packaging?

• Their websites: https://ecovative.com/ & https://mushroompackaging.com/ 

• Their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ecovative with fascinating videos

• Their social media:

  For Mushroom Packaging

  • mostly here: https://www.instagram.com/mushroompackaging/ (check the GIY and license brands’ activities)

  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/mushroompackaging/

  • https://www.facebook.com/mushroompackaging

  For Ecovative

  • https://www.instagram.com/ecovative/ 

  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecovative-design/ 

  • https://www.facebook.com/ecovative/ 

  • https://twitter.com/ecovative 

About Meghan Olson from Ecovative Design

As manager, Meghan leads the Mushroom Packaging team, where she is responsible for all commercial activities in North America, and supporting the growing global network of MycoComposite licensees, with direct oversight over both sales and licensing funnels.

Meghan has a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a dual B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Design, Innovation & Society from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She has been a fan of Ecovative for more than a decade, ever since being introduced by her late mentor Burt Swersey, who also mentored Ecovative's founders at RPI and championed the company from day one. Meghan was thrilled to join the Ecovative team in late 2019, a role to which she brings business development experience from another local technology company, Vyv (formerly Vital Vio). She began her career in a fluid system design role at GE Power, immediately after earning her M.S. focused on additive manufacturing of composites. At Ecovative, Meghan is focused on overseeing the commissioning of the newest Mushroom Packaging production facility and onboarding new partners and clients. 

Podcast music

Special thanks to Joachim Regout who made the jingle. Have a look at his work here.

I am happy to bring a sample of our strong bonds on these sound waves. Since I was a child, he made me discover a wide range of music of all kinds. I am also delighted he is a nature lover and shares the Look4Loops 'out of the box philosophy'. He is an inspiring source of creativity for me.