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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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Can seaweed replace plastic? With Neha Jain
Tuesday, 3 February, 2026
Hello, 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 transform the future of sustainable packaging. Imagine a world where packaging doesn’t end up stranded on beaches, but instead safely dissolves back into nature. That’s the future Neha is working toward.Neha shares her journey from working at Google to building Zerocirlce, a company focused on developing natural polymer materials from seaweed as an alternative to plastic packaging. This conversation dives deep into material science, the challenges of scaling sustainable packaging solutions, and why true sustainability must work commercially, not just environmentally.Together, Ved and Neha discuss:- How seaweed is used to create home-compostable packaging materials- The science behind natural polymers and plastic alternatives- Why collaboration is critical in the sustainable materials ecosystem- What it takes to scale climate-positive solutions globally- Why “good garbage” means designing systems where waste doesn’t existZerocircle’s vision goes beyond packaging aiming to become a core material provider for manufacturers worldwide, helping reduce plastic waste at scale. → Find out more about Zerocirlce: https://www.zerocircle.in/🎙️ Good Garbage features conversations with founders, scientists, and innovators working to leave the planet cleaner - while asking one essential question: What is #GoodGarbage?📌 Chapters00:00 Introduction to Neha Jain and Zero Circle02:50 Early life, curiosity, and career path09:24 Entrepreneurship lessons from Flyby Night15:21 Discovering sustainability and material science29:57 Founding Zero Circle54:14 Why seaweed? Properties and potential01:00:44 Extraction, processing, and scalability01:10:13 Commercialization challenges01:22:00 Investors and funding climate solutions01:30:03 Collaboration in the seaweed ecosystem01:34:08 The future of sustainable packagingNeha’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehajn/Zerocircle’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zerocircle/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zerocircle_in/Producer: Adriana Sánchez UebelhoerVideo Producer: Sargam Krishna📺 Subscribe on YouTube: / @goodgarbage🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify📸 Follow on Instagram: / @goodgarbagepodcast📩 Send us your questions: adriana@pakka.com
