Biodegradable cooler

A biodegradable cooler, comprising:

• an outer shell comprising:
• a base formed of two or more bottom flaps;
• support walls coupled to the base;
• two or more roof sections formed with and extending from the support walls, wherein the base, the support walls, and the two or more roof sections define an exterior of said outer shell and a cavity of the outer shell wherein each of said two or more roof sections are connected at adjacent ends to be continuously and seamlessly coupled;
• said roof sections having upper edges;
• and,
• handle sections extending from the upper edges of two opposed roof sections of the two or more roof sections, wherein the handle sections are attached to each other when the outer shell is closed, and wherein to open said outer shell the handle sections are pulled apart;
• and
• a molded liner disposed within in the cavity of the outer shell, said molded liner comprising a liner bottom wall and one or more liner sidewalls extending from said molded liner bottom, an upper edge of said one or more liner sidewalls defining an upper height of said molded liner, wherein the outer shell and the molded liner are made from one or more biodegradable materials, wherein said upper height of said molded liner is less than a lower edge of said roof sections.