Good Garbage with Ved Krishna

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

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.

Listen and learn!

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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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Hosted by Alex Moore & Nupoor Bansal

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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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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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