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Good Garbage with Ved KrishnaAuthor: Pakka
Hello, hello! Were so excited to be here and embark on an enlightening journey with our fellow planet advocates - yes, were 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 Join us, in our endeavour to learn from our inspiring guests and get their insight on the pertinent (and our forever favourite) question what does #GoodGarbage mean to you? Feedback? Collaboration requests? Guest recommendations? Hit us up at connect@goodgarbagepodcast.com Language: en-us Genres: Natural Sciences, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Biodegradable vs Compostable: A PLA Masterclass Pt.2 | Dr. Ramani Narayan
Monday, 24 August, 2026
Biodegradable and compostable are not the same word — and the man who put PLA into packaging explains exactly where the difference lives.In this Good Garbage episode, Ved Krishna talks with Dr. Ramani Narayan, Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University and the scientist behind PLA as we know it, about how the legacy polymer was created in his lab, what polymerization really means, and who is responsible for compostability and end of life. Part 2 of 2.🎧 Full episode on Spotify & Apple: https://linktr.ee/goodgarbagepodcast🧠In this episode with Dr. Ramani Narayan:• History and science of PLA• Biodegradability in biomedical vs. environmental contexts• Feedstock sources for lactic acid• Polymerization processes and properties• Blending and compounding of bioplastics• End-of-life management and composting standards• Scaling production of bioplastics• Future directions in microbial and bio-based polymers🎙️ Chapters:00:00 Introduction and overview of the discussion00:26 History of PLA and its medical uses02:24 PLA's biodegradability in the human body vs. environment05:20 Environmental challenges and misconceptions about PLA07:30 Cargill's entry into the PLA market and legacy polymer14:23 Feedstock sources and economics of lactic acid production31:01 Polymerization process and properties of bioplastics42:02 Fossil vs. biomass feedstocks and their implications53:43 End-of-life management: industrial vs. home composting01:20:19 Future scale and capacity of bioplastics production01:34:48 The concept of Good Garbage and waste managementGood Garbage is a podcast about sustainable materials, packaging and regeneration, hosted by Ved Krishna — conversations with the innovators, scientists and founders building a cleaner planet. The question behind every episode: what is Good Garbage? 🌱▶ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@GoodGarbage🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple: https://linktr.ee/goodgarbagepodcast🔗 More: https://linktr.ee/goodgarbagepodcast💌 Contact us: sargam.krishna@goodgarbage.info
