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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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Recycling the Unrecyclable | A World "Without" with Anish Malpani
Friday, 4 September, 2026
Did you know that the little packets of chips we consume everyday are the hardest to recycle? Meet the man who took this challenge and turned it into eyewear! 🕶️This week, Ved Krishna sits down with Anish Malpani, Founder and CEO of Without- a brand "recycling the unrecyclable" and doing it ethically. Anish quit his dream job in New York to find his true purpose in this amazing Pune-based start-up that makes eyewear, packaging, yarn and more from MLP and textile waste that everyone else refuses to touch! Without has created the world's first sunglasses made from 100% recycled chip packets using its patented technology. And this innovation goes hand-in-hand with employing, upskilling and educating India's waste pickers. Anish and his team are proof that it is possible to run ethical businesses at scale for a world without waste and poverty. 🌱🎧 Full episode on Spotify & Apple: https://linktr.ee/goodgarbagepodcast🧠In this episode with Anish Malpani:• How Anish quit his dream job in New York and found his way back to India• India's waste-pickers and everything that's wrong with the system• Building a business out of the most rejected material• Developing cutting-edge technology to solve the hardest problem first• Scaling manufacturing and impact• Balancing profitability with social good🎙️ Chapters:00:00 Introduction to Anish Malpani and Without01:49 Anish's childhood in Aurangabad and early memories05:59 Career at iHeart Media and move to New York08:09 Reflections on privilege and purpose10:04 Journey to Guatemala and impact learning12:02 Starting Without and the focus on waste and poverty14:47 Innovations in plastic recycling technology20:11 Building a social enterprise with impact at the core24:55 The significance of the name 'Without'29:48 Challenges with waste pickers and informal workers35:03 The science behind multi-layer plastic recycling40:11 Scaling technology and manufacturing processes44:57 Future vision for Without and impact goals49:53 Building a culture of fairness and dignity59:54 Funding journey and investor relations01:09:54 The importance of social impact and B Corp certification01:15:09 The role of storytelling and marketing01:19:59 Scaling plans and long-term vision01:23:02 Closing thoughts and appreciationGood 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?Without's Website: https://without.live/about-us/Without's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsmadewithout/▶ 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
