In this episode of the Founder Series, we sit down with Ash Bandaru — engineer, systems thinker, and founder of Mission Zero — a company building carbon- and climate-efficient solutions to replace disposable packaging in the food and beverage industry.

Ash breaks down the real structural problem behind “sustainable packaging,” why most eco solutions fall short, and how his background in carbon markets and systems engineering led him to rethink the entire chain of takeout logistics.

We explore:
🔹 Why today’s packaging infrastructure is broken
🔹 How Mission Zero is building operationally sound alternatives
🔹 What it takes to scale carbon-conscious systems in a conservative market
🔹 Why founders should care about infrastructure, not optics

This is a grounded, founder-first conversation about building real change from the ground up — starting at the molecular level.

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