Autonomous Metropolitan University https://refractor.io/tag/autonomous-metropolitan-university/ Autonomous Metropolitan University en-AU Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:01:56 GMT Diaper-grown mushrooms to cut down waste https://refractor.io/environment/diaper-grown-mushrooms-to-cut-down-waste/ Mushrooms grown in used diapers help reduce waste volume by up to 80 percent

While their contents might be considered an environmental hazard by many, disposable diapers themselves pose a more significant problem for the environment. According to the EPA, the average baby will work their way through 8,000 of them before they end up in landfill where they'll take centuries to break down. In an effort to reduce the problem, scientists at Mexico's Autonomous Metropolitan University, Azcapotzalco (UAM-A), have turned used diapers to the task of growing mushrooms.

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