Wujud Peti Mati Ramah Lingkungan yang Bisa Ubah Jenazah Jadi Kompos

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Wujud Peti Mati Ramah Lingkungan yang Bisa Ubah Jenazah Jadi Kompos

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Kamis, 25 Mei 2023 14:30 WIB

Belanda - Desainer di Belanda menemukan solusi ramah lingkungan untuk menguburkan jenazah. Mereka membuat peti mati yang terbuat dari lumut dan jamur.

Director Lonneke Westhoff, right, and founder Bob Hendrikx, left, of Dutch startup Loop Biotech display one of the cocoon-like coffins, grown from local mushrooms and up-cycled hemp fibres, designed to dissolve into the environment amid growing demand for more sustainable burial practices, in Delft, Netherlands, Monday, May 22, 2023. A Dutch intrepid inventor is now “growing” coffins by putting mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, together with hemp fiber in a special mold that, in a week, turns into what could basically be compared to the looks of an unpainted Egyptian sarcophagus. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Para pendiri startup Belanda Loop Biotech menampilkan salah satu peti mati mirip kepompong di Delft, Belanda, Senin (22/5/2023).  

Director Lonneke Westhoff, right, and founder Bob Hendrikx, left, of Dutch startup Loop Biotech display one of the cocoon-like coffins, grown from local mushrooms and up-cycled hemp fibres, designed to dissolve into the environment amid growing demand for more sustainable burial practices, in Delft, Netherlands, Monday, May 22, 2023. A Dutch intrepid inventor is now “growing” coffins by putting mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, together with hemp fiber in a special mold that, in a week, turns into what could basically be compared to the looks of an unpainted Egyptian sarcophagus. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Menurut Dutch News, desainer dari Delft University of Technology bekerja sama dengan museum sejarah alam setempat untuk mengembangkan apa yang disebut "The Living Cocoon", peti mati biodegradable yang terbuat dari lumut dan jamur.  

Director Lonneke Westhoff, right, and founder Bob Hendrikx, left, of Dutch startup Loop Biotech display one of the cocoon-like coffins, grown from local mushrooms and up-cycled hemp fibres, designed to dissolve into the environment amid growing demand for more sustainable burial practices, in Delft, Netherlands, Monday, May 22, 2023. A Dutch intrepid inventor is now “growing” coffins by putting mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, together with hemp fiber in a special mold that, in a week, turns into what could basically be compared to the looks of an unpainted Egyptian sarcophagus. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Konsep Kepompong Hidup ini adalah untuk memfasilitasi pembusukan alami tubuh manusia dengan cara yang bermanfaat bagi lingkungan sekitarnya.  

Director Lonneke Westhoff, right, and founder Bob Hendrikx, left, of Dutch startup Loop Biotech display one of the cocoon-like coffins, grown from local mushrooms and up-cycled hemp fibres, designed to dissolve into the environment amid growing demand for more sustainable burial practices, in Delft, Netherlands, Monday, May 22, 2023. A Dutch intrepid inventor is now “growing” coffins by putting mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, together with hemp fiber in a special mold that, in a week, turns into what could basically be compared to the looks of an unpainted Egyptian sarcophagus. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Cara kerjanya cukup sederhana, terbuat dari bahan konstruksi yang tertanam dengan koloni bakteri mirip jamur yang dikenal sebagai miselium. Bakteri ini diketahui dapat membentuk jaringan bawah tanah dan memiliki kemampuan untuk menetralkan zat beracun termasuk minyak, plastik, dan logam.  

Director Lonneke Westhoff, right, and founder Bob Hendrikx, left, of Dutch startup Loop Biotech display one of the cocoon-like coffins, grown from local mushrooms and up-cycled hemp fibres, designed to dissolve into the environment amid growing demand for more sustainable burial practices, in Delft, Netherlands, Monday, May 22, 2023. A Dutch intrepid inventor is now “growing” coffins by putting mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, together with hemp fiber in a special mold that, in a week, turns into what could basically be compared to the looks of an unpainted Egyptian sarcophagus. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

Selain itu, peti mati ramah lingkungan ini juga dapat mempercepat waktu pembusukan tubuh manusia. Apa yang biasanya membutuhkan waktu puluhan tahun untuk dekomposisi lengkap dalam peti mati konvensional hanya akan memakan waktu dua hingga tiga tahun di Living Cocoon.  

Wujud Peti Mati Ramah Lingkungan yang Bisa Ubah Jenazah Jadi Kompos
Wujud Peti Mati Ramah Lingkungan yang Bisa Ubah Jenazah Jadi Kompos
Wujud Peti Mati Ramah Lingkungan yang Bisa Ubah Jenazah Jadi Kompos
Wujud Peti Mati Ramah Lingkungan yang Bisa Ubah Jenazah Jadi Kompos
Wujud Peti Mati Ramah Lingkungan yang Bisa Ubah Jenazah Jadi Kompos
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