Forbes Under 30

Plastics are out. Mushrooms are in. Raised on a working farm, Eben Bayer is the cofounder and CEO of Ecovative, a company developing home-compostable bioplastics, based on mushroom materials. His company, which made the 2015 Forbes Under 30 Manufacturing list, is making plastic-like materials that are compatible with the earth's ecosystem like: packaging, particle board, building insulation and even furniture.