Anna Holligan

Anna Holligan is the BBC reporter whose field segment anchors Mushrooms could help curb plastic waste, a Marketplace Tech episode on mushroom-based alternatives to polystyrene foam. Her reporting visits the woods and lab context around University of Alaska researchers working with Fomes fomentarius and mycelium-grown boards.

In the source, Holligan’s role is to make Mycelium Insulation concrete. The episode moves from forest fungus to a lab process and then to Wild Source testing in Seafood Cold-Chain Packaging, rather than treating biodegradable materials as an abstract climate promise.

Connections

• BBC and Marketplace Tech - reporting and broadcast context.
• University of Alaska, Filip Amtislavski, and Alexandra Ravello - research setting and sources she reports on.
• Fomes fomentarius, Mycelium Insulation, and Biodegradable Foam Packaging - central material topic.
• Wild Source, Chris Sanito, and Kodiak Harbour - industry testing branch.