Mushroom sarcophagi will become an eco-friendly alternative to wooden coffins (4 photos)

Loop Biotech from the Netherlands is preparing to launch market a new shape of container for burial of human bodies under titled "Loop Living Cocoon". It is made from mushroom mass and differs in that it completely decomposes in just 45 days. Body turns out to be underground, surrounded by nutrient biomass, on which other plants and fungi can grow.





The main idea of a startup is economic. Classical a wooden coffin in developed countries today is very expensive, the bill sometimes it costs thousands of dollars, but there is no actual benefit from it. If relatives wish to preserve the body of the deceased, it must be subjected to embalming and leave in the family vault where certain microclimate. For the vast majority of people, this is not pocket does not need it, so the startup offers an alternative - an analogue coffin made of mushroom mass for about $1000.



Mushroom coffins are literally grown on a special a farm where a frame is created from hemp processing waste, into which mushroom mycelium is planted. With an active supply of nutrients substances he fills out the form in just a week. Such a "cocoon" weighs about 30 kg, unlike a wooden coffin weighing 100-300 kg, which greatly simplifies its transportation.





The design of mushroom coffins is extremely simple, they do not have any jewelry, because it contradicts their very concept. But inside the death bed is lined with natural moss. There is a miniature version for a similar burial of ashes after cremation. As explains company founder Bob Hendrix, we are all part of the environment world, and we must strive to ensure that our bodies after death as quickly as possible and safer return to nature.