Good Garbage with Ved Krishna

Hello, hello! What happens when a priest and an art director get together and start their own company?   They create a sustainable and ethical gourmet chocolate company that’s taking the world of cocoa lovers by a storm!   Join Ved Krishna as he unravels the riveting journeys of chocolate connoisseur and creative visualiser, Jeanyves Verdu and a salt of the earth priest and real estate agent, Norm...

Hello, hello! In today’s episode we welcome a dear friend and a chemistry nerd through and through - Sanjay Monie - who brings with him a treasure trove of in-depth knowledge in the field of material science!     We talk about his experience of over two decades in the field of inks and coatings industry and how he has combined this expertise with his strategic decision making skills and applied it...

An entrepreneur with an endless thirst for finding a solution to the unknown, Scott Segal found his calling when he went back to his roots and decided to find a solution to the billions of pizza boxes ending up in landfills.   The “barrier” which prevented these boxes from being biodegradable is polyethylene and that’s where JANUS comes into the picture.   With sheer will power and determination,...

She calls herself an energy ball who helps propel businesses to the next stage and we couldn’t agree more! Our guest for this episode, Jenny Garbis, is a Business Consultant, Growth Marketer, PR person, Lead Generator and more all rolled into one ☄️💥   The utopian idea of an ethical future as her motivator since the young age of 12, being an entrepreneur is in her genes and it led to her starting...

A disruptor in the food packaging industry before it became a buzzword, Ralph Bianculli is a force to reckon with. Inspired by his son’s depleting health in the mid 1990s, he invested in research to find solutions to manufacture food packaging using materials that are “respectful to the environment” From being an integral part of a company that was at one point the biggest distributors of foam cup...

It was eight years ago when Ved met Gary and Richard for the first time in Australia. Their commitment to customers, and business were inspiring, and years later they would make the list of must-have guests on the Good Garbage podcast. Today, with Gary as the CEO and Richard the Founder of Biopak, they have made amazing progress in Australia and the rest of the world. Enjoy this conversation with...

World Centric has done so much for the compostables industry, and inspired Ved in his journey as well. Having them on the show was a no-brainer - but what we learned was so much more than we expected. The paths that resource recovery managers Elly Ventura and Erin Levine have followed are so exciting - and a must listen. They even started their own podcast, More Than A Fork. Enjoy this conversatio...

When it comes to thinking about sustainability - and more specifically, sustainability goals around plastic reduction, we knew that Sander Defruyt, the Lead of the New Plastics Economy Initiative at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation was the person to talk to. Sander took such a systems approach to all the issues - and talked on so many important topics, like the global plastics treaty, the challenges...

It's not often you get to speak with an influential customer and a key supplier - at the same time! We had that opportunity this week when Ciara Lamia, the Director of Supply Chain at Burgerville, and Beau Whitney, the CEO of Everyday Hemp, joined Ved on #GoodGarbage! Enjoy this conversation about how Burgerville became a sustainable leader - and how Beau joined the team. Never miss an episode...

Shaun Miller is the Senior Director of Operations and Sustainability for Envita Solutions. Envita is a fourth generation family owned business that helps companies build a strategy around waste. In North America today Envita Solutions has approximately 4,000 customer facilities. Of those customer facilities, 60% of the 1.5 million tons of waste they manage goes to landfill diversions or other recy...

Cellulotech CEO Romain Metivet met Ved at a Hack Food Summit - where an unexpected conversation around packaging started - and a year later - has continued on the Good Garbage podcast. Learn about Romain's journey to Cellulotech - and why the work they're doing has us excited. ​​Cellulotech is a leading material science company dedicated to unlocking the full potential of cellulose in orde...

How is it possible after everything Sian talked about in part 1 - that the plastic crisis could be a gift? You'll have to listen to A Plastic Planet & PlasticFree.com CEO Sian Sutherland in part 2 of her conversation with Ved to find out. You'll also hear all of her companies beliefs and why they are so important - plus finally, what Sian thinks Good Garbage is. And if you're inter...

Hello, hello! The moment you hear Sian Sutherland, Plastic Planet & PlasticFree.com CEO start speaking - you know change is coming. Change of the acceptance of the world we live in - where plastic is everywhere, and so many have accepted pollution, or a solution of recycling. Sian says it like it is - recycling is a myth. It cannot be our answer. If you want to feel motivated to make change -...

Hello, hello! This is a very special episode - as we have are first in-person interview - straight from the headquarters of Notpla in London - it's their Co-Founder and Co-CEO Pierre Paslier! We've been huge fans of Pierre's for a long time, so having him on the show is such an honor. To hear him talk about how Notpla started, why he chose seaweed, and what he believes the future of ma...

Hello, hello! We all know the importance of end of use in compostable products - so we decided to go straight to the source! This week it's Jennifer Trent, the president and Linda Norris Waldt, the Deputy Director, of the US Composting Council. We can't overstate the importance of communication between the compostable packaging industry and composters themselves! Their joy and excitement f...

Hello, hello! Joining us on Good Garbage this week - we have the CEO & CRO of WinCup, Brad Laporte and Michael Winters. We knew we had to have them on the show when we saw their product, Phade straws. Made from PHA and inspired from the infamous straw in a turtle’s nose video - we were inspired by their brand. But as the conversation went on, we learned so much more. Never miss an episode by f...

Introducing - Good Garbage News! Every month - in addition to the interviews with Ved, we will be adding an audio newsletter, with all the highlights from the sustainable packaging industry. You can listen to this podcast in the morning, during a workout, while making dinner - to get all the information you need about the latest in the world of compostables and circularity! Hosted by Good Garbage...

We've wanted to talk about policy on the show for awhile, and we accomplished it with Lauren Scott, the director of corporate affairs for CJ Biomaterials on Good Garbage! Listen in as she breaks down all the latest in the policy landscape, including what's happening in California right now with SB 54, California's plastic pollution and packaging producer responsibility act. This is a c...

We’ve been waiting for this one - welcome Brad Rodgers, the Vice President of Technology at Danimer Scientific to Good Garbage! Ved and Brad’s conversation is a masterclass in PHA, and the knowledge that comes from being in this industry from the beginning.  Brad has seen it all, from PepsiCo to Danimer, and PLA to PHA. This is a can’t miss episode of Good Garbage.  Never miss an episode by follow...

Hello, hello! It's our 50th episode - and we are so excited to share this conversation with Pulpac CEO Linus Larsson Green! He joins Ved to talk about their dry molding technology, all the patents they have, how legislation is changing in the EU towards anti-pollution and how it will affect sustainable packaging, and to explain the power of " swedish common sense ". Thank you so much...

Hello, hello! Peter Wells is the CEO of Temperpack - a materials engineering and manufacturing company, looking to disrupt the cold-chain shipping industry. As Ved finds out through this conversation, Peter drops a lot of "gold nuggets" as he shares his journey from architecture, sustainable energy to Temperpack. Never miss an episode by following us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠...

Introducing - Good Garbage News! Every month - in addition to the interviews with Ved, we will be adding an audio newsletter, with all the highlights from the sustainable packaging industry. You can listen to this podcast in the morning, during a workout, while making dinner - to get all the information you need about the latest in the industry. Hosted by Good Garbage Producer, Alex Moore Never mi...

Tom Lock's British Chip Company does not only have delicious crisps (or chips), they are also sustainably sourced and packaged! We've wanted to take a customer angle on Good Garbage - and Tom was the perfect guest. He was even up to the task of talking technical with Ved! Enjoy this conversation on sustainable packaging and the industry, Never miss an episode by following us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Co-Founder & CEO of Cruz Foam, John Felts joined the Good Garbage podcast, and we had an absolute blast. John had all the stories from his journey from college student to CEO - and they had Ved laughing and smiling. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did! Cruz Foam is a circular materials company offering certified compostable, protective packaging foam and other sustainable...

Introducing - Good Garbage News! Every month - in addition to the interviews with Ved, we will be adding an audio newsletter, with all the highlights from the sustainable packaging industry. You can listen to this podcast in the morning, during a workout, while making dinner - to get all the information you need about the latest in the industry. Hosted by Good Garbage Producer, Alex Moore Never mi...