{"id":5382,"date":"2024-10-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5382"},"modified":"2024-10-08T10:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:03:11","slug":"daily-markup-1091-mycl-is-a-2024-earthshot-prize-finalist-for-turning-crop-waste-into-a-sustainable-leather-alternative-and-keeping-our-air-clean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5382","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #1091: MYCL is a 2024 Earthshot Prize finalist for turning crop waste into a sustainable leather alternative, and keeping our air clean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXd_2eTNVph_cvYOLrYIIseVxvwybzMRi0YrdP-EGILr_DPcktnXgnWLAH3TU3Ev4zh_qYR4xI6IAHj8mCZ9G055MbzdxPk5PgqmE-Nj25ayt2W8B_hZ_1-Pq5k3TS0GR8iHCxd6pfpOx3Y8b3DptJZeNBo?key=wuCHS53yQYDfVWH1yJuKsg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: MYCL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;Sprouting innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to 500-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/mycl.bio\/\">MYCL<\/a> for being selected as one of 15 finalists for The Earthshot Prize! This prestigious initiative was <a href=\"https:\/\/earthshotprize.org\/our-vision-mission\/\">launched by Prince William in 2020<\/a> to search for and scale the most innovative solutions to the world\u2019s greatest environmental challenges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The team was recognized under the Clean Our Air category, for using palm oil waste to grow a low carbon, sustainable leather alternative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MYCL was founded in Indonesia, the world\u2019s largest exporter of palm oil, where leftover fiber and shells of the palm fruit are usually burnt, creating severe air pollution that threatens the health and lives of people in nearby communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By buying this crop waste, MYCL incentivizes farmers to stop burning while making extra income. The waste is transformed into fine substrate sheets to cultivate mycelium, which are then processed using bio-engineering techniques to produce MYLEA, a sustainable leather-like material.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MYLEA has a wide range of applications, from clothes and shoes to cars to furniture. It can also be grown on different crop wastes, such as rice and cocoa, making the solution\u00a0 scalable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To date, MYCL has saved 21 tonnes per year of agricultural waste, preventing over 4 million kg emissions \u2013 for comparison, a flight from London-Jakarta-London emits 4.69 tonnes CO2.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The team has also created 65 new green jobs, improved the lives of 195 farmers, and aims to work with 500 farmers this year. 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