{"id":719496,"date":"2026-04-03T21:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T21:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:20:15","slug":"biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodegradable Noise-Cancelling Mycelium Earplugs Are Solving A Decades-Long Plastics Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279b067dd5f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279b067dd5f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-617066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/31\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Biodegradable Noise-Cancelling Mycelium Earplugs Are Solving A Decades-Long Plastics Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>For half a century, the humble foam earplug has been a masterpiece of single-purpose design. It is a small cylinder of polyurethane, expertly engineered to expand in your ear canal and dampen the world. Its simplicity is its genius, and its disposability is its convenience. We use them by the billion to sleep on airplanes, to protect our hearing at concerts, and to find a moment of quiet in a loud world. Then, we throw them away without a second thought, adding to a global accumulation of petroleum-based plastic that will outlive us all by centuries. The product works perfectly for our ears, but it fails the planet spectacularly.<\/p>\n<p>A company called GOB looked at this quiet, persistent pollution and decided the solution was not to reinvent the earplug but to regrow it. They turned to mycelium, the intricate root network of fungi, to create a material that provides the same acoustic barrier as foam but with a profoundly different lifecycle. Instead of being manufactured in a factory, GOB\u2019s earplugs are cultivated. They are a product of biology, not chemistry, offering a compostable alternative that returns to the earth as nutrients. It\u2019s a clever piece of bio-engineering that solves a problem we have been ignoring for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gob.earth\/\">GOB<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-617067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/31\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Biodegradable Noise-Cancelling Mycelium Earplugs Are Solving A Decades-Long Plastics Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-617067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/31\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Biodegradable Noise-Cancelling Mycelium Earplugs Are Solving A Decades-Long Plastics Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"bc26e2441fd56e827d91be9e-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"bc26e2441fd56e827d91be9e-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-617068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/31\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Biodegradable Noise-Cancelling Mycelium Earplugs Are Solving A Decades-Long Plastics Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-617068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/31\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Biodegradable Noise-Cancelling Mycelium Earplugs Are Solving A Decades-Long Plastics Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication of mycelium is what makes GOB so interesting from a materials standpoint. We have seen this stuff used for packaging and even as experimental building blocks, but scaling it down to a personal, disposable item is a sharp move. The company claims a frequency protection range between 12 and 25 decibels, which puts it right in the sweet spot for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> use cases like concerts or loud transit. They call it a biofabricated, single-ingredient foam, which means there are no weird binders or synthetic additives. It is just pure, farm-grown aerial mycelium. The material itself is soft and porous, which allows it to conform to the ear canal without the aggressive expansion pressure of memory foam.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-617069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/31\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Biodegradable Noise-Cancelling Mycelium Earplugs Are Solving A Decades-Long Plastics Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-617069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/31\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Biodegradable Noise-Cancelling Mycelium Earplugs Are Solving A Decades-Long Plastics Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"bc26e2441fd56e827d91be9e-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"bc26e2441fd56e827d91be9e-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-617070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/31\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Biodegradable Noise-Cancelling Mycelium Earplugs Are Solving A Decades-Long Plastics Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-617070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/31\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Biodegradable Noise-Cancelling Mycelium Earplugs Are Solving A Decades-Long Plastics Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Their go-to-market strategy is just as intelligently designed as the product itself. Instead of fighting for shelf space at a pharmacy, GOB partnered with live event giants like AEG Live and Bowery Presents. This move puts the earplugs directly at the point of highest demand, offering a sustainable alternative right where billions of plastic plugs are currently used and discarded. It completely sidesteps the need for a massive consumer education campaign by simply replacing the existing product at the source. It acknowledges that user behavior is hard to change, so they changed the material instead. This is a product that meets people exactly where they are, offering a frictionless upgrade.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-617071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/31\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Biodegradable Noise-Cancelling Mycelium Earplugs Are Solving A Decades-Long Plastics Problem\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-617071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/auto-draft\/gob_earplugs_mycelium_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/31\/biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=biodegradable-noise-cancelling-mycelium-earplugs-are-solving-a-decades-long-plastics-problem\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For half a century, the humble foam earplug has been a masterpiece of single-purpose design. It is a small cylinder of polyurethane, expertly engineered to expand in your ear canal and dampen the world. Its simplicity is its genius, and its disposability is its convenience. 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