Where possible we strive to play a role in the closed loop economy. This is a model in which things are repaired, shared, reused and recycled. Where one industry waste product can be fed into another and treated as a valuable resource. 
 
To put this into perspective at the consumer end lets discuss our main product 'our mushroom growing kits'. What turns up through our customers door is a box approximately 2 kg in weight. this is 1800g of colonised mushroom substrate housed in 200g of packaging. 
 
Our mushrooms grow on a range of natural substrates and the recipe is tweaked for different species to provide best growing results. Our growing mediums are almost entirely the by-products from other industry we estimate it to be around 94%. These include: hardwood sawdust & planning's from furniture manufacturing, straw stems from British grain harvest and locally sourced spent coffee grounds from local coffee shops.
 
When it comes to our packaging we have worked hard to make our growing kits as sustainable as possible. We are working towards offering grow kits that are 100% biodegradable ‘including all packaging’ and so far we have got it down to aroximatly 99% by weight.

The remaining 1% is a single 17g specialised plastic filter bag that houses the mycelium and keeps it separate from the box. Without it, the mycelium simply starts consuming the biodegradable packaging before the kit is complete. While we continue to work towards a solution its worth noting that any undamaged bags that people wish to send back to us, can and will be used for a second time.  If you wish to Include your name and contact details we will enter you into our fungi prize draw!

Send them to:
Wyn Works studios 95a Lynmouth road, Walthamstow E17 8AG.