When we interacted with Tastee Tape Founder, Marie Eric at the Rethinking Materials Summit in London, we knew she'd be the perfect guest for our show. And we're so glad she agreed!
With an educational background in biomolecular engineering and a spark to challenge the status quo of food wrapping, her vision is truly inspiring.
We discuss her fascinating journey from going viral in 2022 for the burrito tape she worked on in university and getting featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to becoming a successful entrepreneur!
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Environment day at Good Garbage couldn’t have been greener! 🌳
In today’s episode, GreenKey Group co-founder and fellow podcaster, Kelly Williams brings in his unique expertise in the field of sustainable packaging.
We discuss his early influences, the challenges and lessons learned in the petroleum polymer industry, and do a deep dive into the complexities of flexible packaging and recycling.
The wide-ranging discussion covers innovations in biopolymers and sustainable packaging, discussing the potential of materials like PHA and PLA, the challenges faced by the paper industry, and the transformative vision of GreenKey.
We also touch on the philosophical aspects of waste management and the role of education in fostering a new generation of environmentally conscious individuals.
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What a month it has been for the Good Garbage Podcast team! The team attended the Rethinking Materials Summit in London and we’re still not over how incredibly insightful the whole experience was!
The Summit gave us a chance do one of those rare in person recordings with Scott Bolin, the founder of TerraSafe Materials and President of DisSolves.
Scott has such a diverse background, having explored literature and history before dabbling with various entrepreneurial ventures. From absorbent materials for the hygiene industry to founding Next Century Spirits, a liquor company - he has truly done it all!
With TerraSafe, he now works on solving the challenge of translating an idea to application and then to a business. They have had recent success with Dissolves, which is now in the commercial space with laundry detergent packaging.
This is a wide ranging and thought-provoking discussion which has something for everyone working in the regenerative packaging space!
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The Good Garbage team is always excited to have a guest give us a customer’s perspective on sustainable packaging, and that’s what we have for you in this episode!
Maddie Hamann is the co-founder of Pacha, a gluten-free organic bread. Their ingredients are sourced from regenerative agriculture, and their bread is packaged in a home compostable bread bag.
With brands, big and small, complaining about the sustainable packaging technology not having enough viable options for mass production, Pacha’s sheer determination to be an eco-conscious brand at its core is what makes them stand apart.
In this episode, we not only learn about Pacha’s brand values, but also hear about Maddie Hamann’s fascinating career transition - from studying civil engineering to oceanography and then pivoting to starting a gluten free bread business with her partner and three other co-founders – and why she calls herself a “Renaissance Woman”.
Listen in to this episode to learn about how Pacha went out of its way to ensure all their ingredients are sourced from regenerative farmland only and what are the overall financial, moral, and even marketing implication of choosing to be an eco-conscious business owner.
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For years, Simone Schuppan incorporated smalls habits in her daily life for adhering to a more sustainable lifestyle - whether it be using public transport or avoiding single use plastic. Little did she know though that her work would also become all about sustainability!
When the pandemic hit and forced her to reassess her professional choices, it was clear to her that she wanted to do something that aligned with her values. This is how she became the Founder and Managing Partner of c2Impact.
With c2impact, Simone believes in putting her expertise in research and marketing skills to good use by helping companies demonstrate how their greentech solutions are not only a sustainable choice, but also a profitable one for businesses.
This episode is a must listen for greentech businesses across the board! A genuine masterclass in understanding how to customise your company's pitch to appeal to the customers!
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It took 75 episodes for us to get someone from Eastern Europe, and we couldn't have asked for a better representative!
Angela Ivanova, the co-Founder & CEO at LAM'ON, is a Bulgaria based entrepreneur who is working along with Gergana Stancheva and Philip Ublekov to create a bio-based and compostable thermal laminating film.
Currently in the final stages of development, their film provides a sustainable alternative to commonly used plastic for paper and cardboard applications and packaging foils for garments, cosmetics, food and book covers.
Angela's personal journey is an inspirational one - of someone who's worked in the printing industry, sick and tired of the plastic she saw in and around her work, which eventually led to the environmentalist in her taking over and deciding to make a change.
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From a software engineer to the founder of a compostable packaging company, the story of Rich Cohen, our guest for this episode is the stuff of biopics! An environmentalist and problem solver at core, Rich was traveling on his sabbatical when he realised that plastic had reached even the most remote corners of the world. This is what led to him founding Elevate Packaging as a solution to this pervasive problem.
His unique perspective of looking at things on a macro circular level is what makes him stand apart. Not only did his company make compostable packaging covering pretty much all the components from labels to tableware to gloves, but they also went on to partner up with Compost Stewardship Institute. This is to ensure their products end up in compost bins - where they belong - through their EPR takeback program.
So tune in to hear about how he aims to eliminate a billion pounds of plastic annually and why he thinks the best thing for the planet would be for companies like his to go out of business!
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Are you ready to geek out over biochemistry and compostable polymers with us?
Well, you better be! Cause we have Dr. Evan White joining us to talk about the incredible work he’s doing as the Director of The BiosenaticSM Lab.
This analytical lab is part of the University of Georgia's New Materials Institute and provides essential insights into product safety and biodegradability.
In this episode, Evan talks about the work he does with industry partners to aid and advance specialized product development with a focus around compostable polymer architectures.
So tune in and learn about the wonderful world of biopolymers from the expert himself!
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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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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! 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
Presented by Pakka
