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Loop Biotech Makes 30kg Mushroom Coffin in a Week

9/7/2026

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Loop Biotech placed a mushroom coffin for Carolyn’s burial in New South Wales.
The coffin weighed about 30 kg and fully formed within one week.
Dr Hannah Gould of the University of Melbourne noted rising Australian interest in eco-death.
About 70% of Australians choose cremation, emitting roughly 125 kg CO2 per body.
Natural burials with cardboard coffins emit under 10 kg CO2, according to PlanetMark.

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Loop Biotech placed a mushroom coffin for Carolyn’s burial in New South Wales.
The coffin weighed about 30 kg and fully formed within one week.
Dr Hannah Gould of the University of Melbourne noted rising Australian interest in eco-death.
About 70% of Australians choose cremation, emitting roughly 125 kg CO2 per body.
Natural burials with cardboard coffins emit under 10 kg CO2, according to PlanetMark.