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Our plastic addiction is spiraling out of control, but one company thinks it has a solution from a material found in nature.
New York-based biotech startup Ecovative aims to cut down on this waste with mycelium, the root-like structure of a mushroom.
The company says it has developed a way to grow mycelium into specific shapes and sizes.
The method, according to Ecovative, involves taking organic plant waste and inoculating it with mycelium.
After the mycelium grows through and around the agricultural materials, it binds them together, providing a natural alternative to packaging materials made out styrofoam.

addiction n. 成瘾，上瘾
• addict v. 成瘾
out of control: 失控
• (be) spiraling out of control: 逐渐失控，急速失控
• New York-based: 在纽约总部的
地名+based: 以某某地方为总部，通常该地是公司初创的地方，或者是其业务上的核心地点。
• London-based company: 伦敦总部的公司
• Australia-based company: 澳大利亚总部的公司
• UK-based company: 英国总部的公司
biotech startup: 生物科技初创公司
• biotech全称为biotechnology: 生物技术
cut down: 削减，减少使用
• He cut down on coffee.
他喝咖啡比以前减少了。
• They increased profits by cutting down the cost.
他们通过削减成本增加了赢利。
mycelium n. 菌丝体
organic adj. 有机的
• organic vegetables rice有机蔬菜 大米
inoculate vt. 接种
bind sth. together: 把某物粘合在一起（stick together）
alternative n. 替代物
• provide an alternative to sth. 提供……之外的另一种选择
• Online banking provides an alternative to traditional banking services.
线上银行提供了传统银行服务的另外一种选择。
styrofoam n. 聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料（尤用于制造器皿）


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