An Austin startup, Hiro Technologies, launched MycoDigestible Diapers, designed to combat landfill waste. These unique ...

“What if the baby poop can fertilize something in the diaper that can potentially grow and eat the diaper?” she wondered. Hiro burst into the room, pointing at a book on her nightstand and ...

Named for Agrawal’s son, the company is looking to fungi, grown in a dirty diaper, to eat plastic in landfills. According to Healthline, a baby typically uses around 3,000 diapers a year.