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Good Garbage with Ved Krishna

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Sustainable Packaging
Sustainability
Circular Economy
Biodegradable Materials
Composting
Entrepreneurship
Climate Change
Bioplastics
Plastic Pollution
Environmental Sustainability
Global Plastics Treaty
Biopolymers
Waste Management
Regenerative Packaging
Compostable Packaging
Funding
Renewable Energy
Recyclable Packaging
Food Service Industry
Chocolate Industry

Hello, hello! We’re so excited to be here and embark on an enlightening journey with our fellow planet advocates - yes, we’re talking about you – to leave the earth cleaner! 💪🌏 Tune in for engaging conversations around the evolution of the packaging industry as we scale up towards a more sustainable future 🌱 Join us, in our endeavour to learn from our inspiring guests and get their insight on t... more

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Hello, hello! It's Good Garbage News! 🗞️

Every month, in addition to our regular episodes with Ved's interviews, we post an industry update with the latest updates in both sustainable packaging and packaging regulations all across the world.

🎙️ H... more

Did you know that the little packets of chips we consume everyday are the hardest to recycle? Meet the man who took this challenge and turned it into eyewear! 🕶️

This week, Ved Krishna sits down with Anish Malpani, Founder and CEO of Without- a bra... more

Biodegradable and compostable are not the same word — and the man who put PLA into packaging explains exactly where the difference lives.

In this Good Garbage episode, Ved Krishna talks with Dr. Ramani Narayan, Distinguished Professor at Michigan St... more

Hello, hello!

This week, we sit down with the OG of biopolymers and the man behind PLA as we know it today-- the one and only Dr. Ramani Narayan, Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. In this masterclass episode, he teaches us everyt... more

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Anish Malpani
Founder and CEO of Without
Without
Episode: #104 Recycling the Unrecyclable | A World "Without" with Anish Malpani
Ramani Narayan
Professor and expert in polymer science
Michigan State University (MSU)
Episode: #103 Biodegradable vs Compostable: A PLA Masterclass Pt.2 | Dr. Ramani Narayan
Dr. Ramani Narayan
Distinguished professor at Michigan State University and a leading figure in biopolymers and packaging
Michigan State University
Episode: #102 A Masterclass in Biodegradability & PLA with Dr. Ramani Narayan | Part 1
Anita Shah
Founder and CEO of Green Stem
Green Stem
Episode: #101 From War Zones to Sustainable Solutions | Kenya's First Green Packaging Company with Anita Shah
Efrat Friedland
Founder of Material Scout and co-founder of Positive Plastics
Material Scout; Positive Plastics
Episode: #100 Revolutionizing Materials | Efrat Friedland on The Future of Sustainable Design
Nima Vakili
Founder and CEO of Safa Bioworks
Safa Bioworks
Episode: #99 From Petroleum to Purpose | Nima Vakili on Building the Future of Biomaterials
Aashima Aghi
Sustainability content creator
Independent creator
Episode: #98 Influencing Sustainable Practices with Aashima Aghi
Vaibhav Anand
CEO and founder of Bambrew
Bambrew
Episode: #97 Meta Materials & Bioplastics in Packaging | Vaibhav Anand on Scaling Sustainability
Sandeep Kulkarni
Founder of Kool Earth Solutions; material innovator and advisor in sustainable packaging
Kool Earth Solutions
Episode: #96 The Truth About Sustainable Packaging with Sandeep Kulkarni

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Ved Krishna
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4.9 out of 5 stars from 108 ratings
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    Love listening to this show. They put so much time and effort into leaving the planet cleaner. It’s amazing!

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    United Statesa year ago
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    United Kingdom2 years ago

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#104 Recycling the Unrecyclable | A World "Without" with Anish Malpani
Q: What inspired the thesis to increase the value of waste as a pathway to social impact?
Anish explains discovering a social-enterprise model after reading The Blue Sweater and through direct exposure to waste pickers, which reframed waste as an economic opportunity rather than a purely environmental issue. He emphasizes the interconnection between poverty, climate, and waste management and the need for scalable, value-creating systems.
#103 Biodegradable vs Compostable: A PLA Masterclass Pt.2 | Dr. Ramani Narayan
Q: What is polymerization in this context and what does it take for a material to polymerize?
Polymerization builds long carbon-carbon backbones by linking monomer units; the key is creating repeatable, processable chains that can be formed into useful plastics through downstream processing like extrusion or shaping. The material's properties depend on the backbone and side groups, which determine processing, strength, and end-use performance.
#93 Can seaweed replace plastic? With Neha Jain
Q: Tell us about founding Zerocircle. How did the idea start and what was the first step?
Neha recounts moving from a curiosity about sustainable materials to actively cultivating seaweed and partnering with scientists to prototype a plastic-like material from seed seaweed, establishing a team and a pilot pathway, and then navigating funding and accelerator programs that could scale the technology.
#102 A Masterclass in Biodegradability & PLA with Dr. Ramani Narayan | Part 1
Q: What turned you toward sustainability, and was there a turning point that made you focus on the environmental aspects of packaging?
He describes the Purdue era and the Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering, the move from purely agricultural uses to biodegradable plastics, and the realization that life-cycle assessment and end-of-life considerations became central as he pursued carbon-based sustainable materials.
#102 A Masterclass in Biodegradability & PLA with Dr. Ramani Narayan | Part 1
Q: So tell us more about how did that come about in an Indian boy in the 1960s and 70s and what was that about?
Narayan explains his early exposure to basketball, his move to the US for study at Purdue, and how his interests shifted from sports to research, eventually leading him into biopolymers and biodegradable materials through opportunities in carbohydrate chemistry and renewable resources engineering.

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A림 focused look at the packaging industry and sustainability, featuring conversations with leaders innovating around plant-based materials, circular design, and responsible production. Episodes frequently explore real-world challenges in scaling sustainable packaging, from biopolymers and bioplastics to compostable solutions, and discuss how brands can navigate cost, performance, and end-of-life pathways. Noteworthy elements include a practical, hands-on emphasis on lifecycle thinking, transparency to combat greenwashing, and a tendency to spotlight regional material ecosystems and social impact outcomes. This show is likely to appeal to professionals seeking actionable insights for sustainability-driven product development, packaging desig... more

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