Good Garbage with Ved Krishna

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Around the World of Packaging with Sargam & Kumar | August 2026
Wednesday, 9 September, 2026

Hello, hello! It's Good Garbage News! 🗞️Every month, in addition to our regular episodes with Ved's interviews, we post an industry update with the latest updates in both sustainable packaging and packaging regulations all across the world.🎙️ Hosted by Sargam Krishna & Kumar Niketan 🔬 Innovation:• Zerocircle's heat-sealable coating as a potential replacement for PE coatings on paper cups• The Starbucks Global Innovation Challenge to help the company look for a compostable material to replace their plastic cups and lids• Researchers at Hassanuddin University have developed a biodegradable film for food packaging out of coconut cellulose• Polymateria has created a technology that helps plastic degrade within 2 years• Cirkla to open its first fiber food-tray manufacturing facility in Georgia, United States🌐 Industry:• The UN Global Plastic Treaty ensures production caps as binding and looks into financing the transition away from plastics• Europe's packaging and packaging waste regulations (that apply to all 27 member states) have come into force starting this August• The federal court in Oregon, United States has upheld the state's recycling modernization act in full• Paper and paperboard packaging have been brought into the Extended Producer Responsibility Framework for the very first time in India• FSSAI's Packaging Amendment Regulations now require small format packaging used for tobacco products to be made out of biodegradable materials• The governments of Korea, Japan and Taiwan have mandated a minimum of 10% recycled content in all plastic products, which is set to rise to 30% by 2030💌 Reach out to us at sargam.krishna@goodgarbage.info for feedback or questions!🔗 Never miss an episode by following us on all our socials by clicking on the links below:Linktree: https://pakka.com/podcast/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=profile&utm_campaign=good_garbage_podcast&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAadOJN0Sm1QJjoG4RZnzndr98pJquZyTMmMIlIMIwT47X70F2pXf2Fu94De-2w_aem_-GsIopi6F-6vTBCwv4kGIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodgarbagepodcast/Powered by Pakka