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title: "A world shaped by fungi and plastic"
date: 2023-07-06
last_modified: 2025-02-25T16:43:52+01:00
generated_at: 2026-04-14T23:46:48Z
url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/a-world-shaped-by-fungi-and-plastic-plastic-world-2023-context-en/"
description: "Although mushrooms and plastic seem to be very different, they have more in common than one might think: Just as plastic was once invoked as a solution to all manner of man-made problems, today the world-saving superpowers of mushrooms are widely discussed. A look at the promises of plastic and mushrooms —  and their potential pitfalls."
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Header_PLASTICWORLD_NMB2777.jpg"
language: "en-US"
---

# A world shaped by fungi and plastic