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Coffee grounds and Reishi mushroom spores can be 3D printed into a compostable alternative to plastics

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Only 30% of a coffee bean is soluble in water, and many brewing methods aim to extract significantly less than that.

Of the 1.6 billion pounds of coffee Americans consume in a year , more than 1.1 billion pounds are knocked from filters into compost bins and garbage cans.

Researchers developed a new system for turning used coffee grounds into a paste, which they use to 3D print objects.

They inoculate the paste with Reishi mushroom spores, which grow on objects to form that mycelial skin.

3D-Printed Mycelium Biocomposites: Method for 3D Printing and Growing Fungi -Based Composites . 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing , 2025 ; DOI: 10.1089/3dp.2023.0342 Cite This Page:.

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