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Here’s a riddle - What do Methane and Mangoes have in common? We’ll have to ask Molly Morse and find out!
CEO and co-founder of Mango Materials, Molly is working to produce biodegradable plastics (PHA) made from waste biogas that are economically competitive with conventional oil-based plastics.
Her journey from a civil engineer to doing her PhD in bio-based materials is inspiring to say the least! It also set her up to become an entrepreneur and work towards changing the regenerative packaging landscape.
A women-led company, Molly along with Allison Pieja Anne Schauer-Gimenez, started Mango Materials to turn their academic research into a reality.
Mango Materials, named after their favorite fruit, has developed a way to turn methane gas into a form of biodegradable plastics as a pellet!
Tune in to find out how they take this green gas and turn it into PHA pellets that are now being used in injection mouldings, fibres and food packaging!
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We’re continuing strong in 2025 as we welcome the CEO of Blue Ocean Closures, Lars Sandberg in our second episode of this year!
With a mechanical engineering background and a speciality in paper and pulp, Lars used his expertise in fibre to create cellulose bases closures.
These cellulose fibers are strong, biobased and biodegradable and do not leave behind any microplastics when breaking down in nature.
In this episode, we discuss at length the barrier technology, durability and dispersion coating of these closures.
Scalability is one of their main features and we discuss the experience and challenges of working with industry bigwigs like Absolut, Coca Cola, and L’oreal!
Tune in to get an insight into the development of these biobased closures and the journey of the man behind it all - Lars Sandberg!
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Hello, hello! It's Good Garbage News! Every month, in addition to our regular episodes with Ved's interviews, we'll post an industry update with the latest updates in both sustainable packaging and packaging regulations all across the world.
Hosted by Alex Moore & Nupoor Bansal
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We couldn’t have asked for a better guest to kick off the new year as we welcome 2025’s first guest Susan Thoman on our podcast!
She brings with her 3 decades worth of wisdom and as the Managing Director of Compost Manufacturing Alliance, her insights in the field of composting and certifications are unparalleled.
We talk about her incredible journey and the motivation behind her efforts to bring about a change in the composting landscape in the US. We also discuss the certification process at CMA and why it’s so important to bring together all stakeholders to minimize greenwashing and contamination.
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We’re joined by bug expert and patent machine Mounir Izallalen in this episode. An expert in microbiology and it’s applications to provide solutions to real life problems, he’s currently working on creating compostable food packaging solutions with Eastman’s brand Aventa.
With Cellulose Acetate being the main ingredient used to create Aventa’s sustainable packaging, Mounir does a a deep dive to explain the biochemistry and their products’ practical applications in the current market.
His insights on how Eastman is on the cusp of making a paradigm shift in the field of sustainability and (molecular) recycling leave us excited for their next innovations!
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Hello, hello! It's Good Garbage News! Every month, in addition to our regular episodes with Ved's interviews, we'll post an industry update with the latest updates in both sustainable packaging and packaging regulations all across the world.
Hosted by Alex Moore & Nupoor Bansal
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, Norman Rice.
We talk about their love for all things chocolate and how together along with one of the world’s best chocolatier Frédéric Cassel, they created the aptly named ethical gourmet chocolate brand – “Chocolat-e”.
Sustainability plays a huge role in this delicious chocolate’s packaging and branding. And on this episode, we’ll get the unique insight of approaching sustainable packaging from a client’s perspective.
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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 in the sustainable packaging industry as the Global Strategy and Market Development Manager at Kemira Growth Accelerator.
If you’re a start up in the field of sustainability, then you absolutely must give this episode a listen, as Sanjay talks passionately about how he’s looking to scale up start-ups that intend on leaving the world a better place through their innovative solutions, especially in the sustainable packaging industry.
So join us as we unravel the personal influences and the inspiring professional journey of Sanjay Monie!
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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, Scott’s company J & J Green Paper was able to find an ingenious solution inspired by the organic barriers used in lipsticks! How you ask? Well for that, you’ll have to join Ved Krishna in understanding how Scott Segal made the impossible possible with JANUS – his propriety backyard compostable barrier formulation.
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Good Garbage Episode 66
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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 her own organization – Mission Good – aptly named for the purpose it serves – giving purpose-led businesses a much-needed boost in the right direction.
A former Apprentice contestant, her knowledge in the domain of the business of sustainability and the sheer determination to leave the world a better place is her Ikigai.
Join Ved Krishna in understanding how sustainable businesses can pitch themselves better and how Jenny Garbis adds the “Good” in “Garbage” as well as her “Mission”.
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Good Garbage Episode 65
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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 cups to now running Emerald Ecovations that produces “Tree Free” and “Plastic Free” disposable food service, sanitation, and every day paper products - his journey is nothing short of inspirational.
Join Ved Krishna in decoding what motivates this industry pioneer now more than ever to manufacture, motivate and educate in the field of sustainable packaging.
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Good Garbage Episode 64
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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 two of Ved's heroes, who have made a huge impact in the world of sustainable food service ware.
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Good Garbage Episode 63
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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 conversation.
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Good Garbage Episode 62
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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 recycling causes, and his team's mission to transform the global economy to a circular economy. Enjoy this conversation!
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Good Garbage Episode 61
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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.
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Good Garbage Episode 60
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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 recycling means.
Shaun talks about this and more - we are super impressed by how customer centric they are, and hope you will learn as much as we did from this conversation.
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Good Garbage Episode 59
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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 order to replace billions of tonnes of unsustainable and harmful materials.
Their process treats cellulose-based materials and provides them with barriers to external elements (water, oil, oxygen and vapor) while preserving their repulpability, compostability and biodegradability properties. It can competitively replace plastic linings, waxes or harmful chemicals such as PFAS.
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Good Garbage Episode 58
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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 interested in the stats and information Sian brings up in this interview - here is more information:
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Good Garbage Episode 57
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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 - and to make it in the right direction, listen to this episode of Good Garbage.
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Good Garbage Episode 56
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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 materials is - was such an exciting experience. Enjoy this conversation!
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Good Garbage Episode 55
Presented by Pakka