Good Garbage with Ved Krishna

Hello, hello! Saloni Doshi is the CEO and "Chief Sustainability Geek" of Ecoenclose. Ecoenclose offers Earth-friendly shipping solutions and guidance. They push for material circularity and to create an Ecoally community. Saloni and her team have a purity of intent, and there is so much thought that goes into every product they create. In this conversation, Saloni talks about her experie...

Hello, hello! Daniel Carraway is the CEO & Co-Founder of RWDC Industries, a biotech company working with nature to produce materials we use in our daily lives. RWDC is a commercial producer of PHA. PHA is an biopolymer made through microbial fermentation of plant-based oils. In this conversation, Ved and Daniel talk about the technology, application and capabilities of this material. They also...

Hello, hello! Mark Remmert is the CEO of Green Dot Bioplastics , a Kansas-based producer of bio-resins for packaging and other single-use applications. Mark built Green Dot as an innovation and research organization, inventing a compostable rubber alternative and, more recently, a compostable living hinge. But soon Mark realized the impact that Green Dot’s products could have on our plastic pollut...

Hello, hello! Sven Seevers is co-founder and CTO of Repaq , a developer, designer, and distributor of regenerative flexible packaging solutions. Based in Germany, Repaq’s compostable products tackle one of the most challenging problems with plastic-free packaging: multilayer flexible films. After watching a TEDx Talk by Cradle2Cradle co-founder Dr. Michael Braungart , Sven was inspired to quit his...

Hello, hello! Gabriel Salazar is the co-founder and CEO of Biorgani , a Guatemala-based company making bio-based and compostable resins from agricultural waste products. Gabriel is passionate about the planet and people, and Biorgani’s goal is to produce high-quality, cost-effective products to replace single-use plastics. In this conversation, Gabriel answers several questions: Why should we embr...

Hello, hello! Chris Oesterich is an author, founder, professor, and innovator focused on solving the world’s big problems. Chris founded Linear to Circular , an organization dedicated to implementing zero-waste solutions by reducing, reusing, and diverting waste. He also co-founded the Circular Design Lab with a few colleagues from Thammasat University, bringing local people together to brainstorm...

Hello, hello! Kevin Kumala is the co-founder and Chief Green Officer of Avani , an Indonesia-based producer and distributor of renewable, compostable alternatives to traditional plastic packaging. Kevin is a serial entrepreneur and social figure, having started the #IAmNotPlastic to encourage companies to be real and adopt sustainable alternatives to plastic products. He's also famous for his...

Hello, hello! Dillon Baxter is the co-founder and CEO of P lantSwitch , a startup creating regenerative products from agave and other plant-based feedstocks. PlantSwitch recently closed a $3.2 million seed fund, making them a prime example of a startup that balances profit and sustainability. In this conversation, Dillon answers the question - how can you combine finance expertise and sustainabili...

Hello, hello! Jessica Bowman is the Executive Director of the Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) , an organization dedicated to the expanded use of renewable, plant-based materials to support a circular economy. PBPC has two key goals: to advocate for policy that supports plant-based products, and to educate consumers and policymakers on the benefits of plant-based products. In this conversation,...

Hello, hello! Paul Krochak is the Director for Research and Business Development at RISE Research Institute of Sweden , a research center dedicated to finding innovative solutions for our most puzzling challenges. Paul has worked with RISE for nearly 13 years, collaborating with brands and conducting research around paper and cellulose. In this episode, he delves into the science of paper packagin...

Hello hello! Ho Ren Hua is the CEO of Thai Wah , a global leader in the production and distribution of tapioca- and starch-based food products. Founded 75 years ago by Ren’s grandparents, Thai Wah has recently branched out into the bioplastics industry. Their ROSECO series is tapioca-based and both home and industrial compostable. In this episode, Ren and Ved discuss how family values play an impo...

Rhodes Yepsen is the Executive Director of the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI), the leading certifier of compostable products and packaging in North America. In this conversation, Rhodes and Ved discuss the importance of compostable packaging as a way to divert food waste, explaining and defining commonly misunderstood processes. Rhodes answers the question, how can we keep food waste out o...

Nicole Rycroft is the Founder and Executive Director of Canopy, a nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of ancient and endangered forests. Valerie Langer is a Fiber Solutions Strategist who works with Canopy to generate Next Generation Solutions and provide brands with sustainable alternatives to paper. Together they answer the question, how can we source a responsible alternative to plastic wit...

Ian Jacobson is the President of Eco-Products, a sustainable food service provider striving for a zero waste future. In this conversation, Ian and Ved focus on building an eco-business through key marketing strategies. Ian answers the question, how does branding lend itself to both transparency and profitability? And in the end, we learn why sustainability and success go hand-in-hand. Good Garbage...

Julia Marsh is CEO and co-founder of Sway, a startup that is producing single-use plastic alternatives from seaweed. Julia answers many questions in this inspiring Q&A. How can startups grow and scale to achieve greater impact? Why do we need simpler solutions to our plastic problem? What does regeneration really mean, and how is it different from sustainability? Good Garbage Episode 8 Present...

Thomas Philipon, CEO of TotalEnergies Corbion, describes polylactic acid (PLA) as a bio-based alternative to conventional plastic. Thomas answers the question, what does the end of life look like for PLA, and how can it ‘close the loop’ in a regenerative way? Good Garbage Episode 7 Presented by Pakka

Troy Swope, co-founder and CEO of Footprint, meets with Host Ved Krishna to discuss how eco-groups can innovate and scale sustainable packaging solutions. Troy answers the question, how can brands manage to be both pro-planet and pro-profit? Good Garbage Episode 6 Presented by Pakka

Hello, hello! Ved's discussion today is with his friend, his teacher, and one of the world's most influential biomimicry educators, Dr. Dayna Baumeister. Dr. Baumeister's work alongside her Biomimicry Institute co-founder, Janine Benyus, has helped reshape the systems of fortune 500 companies and mold the minds of future biomimetic practitioners through a pioneering master's progra...

Join Ved in his conversation with, "The Man Who Just Can't Stop Inventing," Professor Oded Shoseyov. Oded's love for nature was first cultivated in the vineyards where he helped his father care for and harvest grapes. Oded's passion for agriculture transformed into a love for the innovations nature can inspire through nanobiomaterial structures. Over 3 decades later, he has g...

As a child, Reyna Bryan saw overflowing trash cans on the street and wondered why we were wasting so much material on such short-lived packaging. Today she has completed a groundbreaking, 9-month, inter-industry collaboration to bring the best minds in the materials value-chain together. Over the last year, they dug deep and unearthed ideas that will lead to a more sustainable future through smart...

Since co-founding Ecovative Designs alongside his college classmate, Gavin McIntyre has been working to expand the incredible capacity of mycelium to grow a product that can displace the tons of waste in petroleum-based protective foams. In the 15 years since they began this project, Ecovative has continued to explore the many innovative applications of this biodegradable material. Their journey h...

William McDonough has been working for decades to prove that we can seek out, design, and produce materials that benefit our souls, our environment, and even our bottom lines. He shares the experiences that have shaped his journey, as well as his vision for the next stage of material innovations. Good Garbage Episode 1 Presented by Pakka