Quiz: Make Mushroom Packaging to Explore Long-Term Ecological Impact

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a. The company producing the containers switches from conventional to renewable electricity sources. b. The message c. The price of the containers is increased by 10%, leading to a 15% decrease in sales. d. There is a shortage in plastic beads, the raw material of the containers. As a result, the beads are no longer sourced locally. Instead, they are imported from overseas.

a. The issue of trash staying around for many years is hard to capture in a life cycle assessment. b. The management of solid trash is part of a life cycle assessment. c. Mycelium composite material looks promising because it is compostable, and thus reduces the trash problem. d. Growing mycelium composite packaging materials industrially will always be more eco-friendly compared to growing it at home.

Scenario: You make birthday cards for your friends. You start by making paper from recycled packaging paper you have at home. You dry the paper in the sun, and dry wildflowers into the paper as decoration.

a. Per card made, less energy is used in recycling the paper at home compared to industrially. b. Per card made, more water is used in recycling the paper at home compared to industrially. c. You source the raw materials locally. d. Transportation of the final product has been cut out.

Scenario: You friend starts a cookie business and claims her cookies are eco-friendlier than store-bought organic mass-produced cookies. She uses only organic ingredients bought at a grocery store. The packaging of both types of cookies is similar.

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