Good Garbage with Ved Krishna
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We’re so excited to be here and embark on an enlightening journey with our fellow planet advocates - yes, we’re talking about you – to leave the earth cleaner! 💪🌏
Tune in for engaging conversations around the evolution of the packaging industry as we scale up towards a more sustainable future 🌱
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- #101 From War Zones to Sustainable Solutions | Kenya's First Green Packaging Company with Anita Shah · 1 h 11 minHello, hello! 🌱 Join us this week for a conversation with the amazing Anita Shah, who spent two decades of her life doing humanitarian work in places like Lebanon, Iraq and…
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- #99 From Petroleum to Purpose | Nima Vakili on Building the Future of Biomaterials · 1 h 9 minHello, hello! In this episode of the Good Garbage Podcast, host Ved Krishna sits down with Nima Vakili, Founder & CEO of Safa Bioworks, for a fascinating conversation on…
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- #96 The Truth About Sustainable Packaging with Sandeep Kulkarni · 1 h 31 minHello, hello! In this episode of the Good Garbage Podcast, host Ved Krishna sits down with Sandeep Kulkarni, Founder of Kool Earth Solutions and a global expert in sustainable…
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- #94 From Pulp to Performance: The Science of Paper with Dr. Alexey Vishtal · 1 h 28 minHello, hello! In this episode of the Good Garbage Podcast, host Ved Krishna sits down with Dr. Alexey Vishtal, a scientist and industry expert in pulp, paper, and sustainable…
- #93 Can seaweed replace plastic? With Neha Jain · 1 h 28 minHello, hello! In this episode of the Good Garbage Podcast, host Ved Krishna sits down with Neha Jain, Founder & CEO of Zerocircle, to explore how seaweed-based materials could…
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