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What are ‘mushroom’ coffins?

It’s becoming more of the case that when someone dies, their desire is to be buried in a more sus...

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15.27 10 Sep 2026


What are ‘mushroom’ coffins?


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15.27 10 Sep 2026


It’s becoming more of the case that when someone dies, their desire is to be buried in a more sustainable way. In a first for the country, a woman in Australia has been buried in a coffin made entirely out of mushrooms. So, how does it work?

Bob Hendrikx, Founder of Loop Biotech, joins Seán to discuss.


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