If you've been paying attention to the news about the garbage building up in the oceans, climate change, and global warming, etc., you know that we need to do something about the way that we look at the world and how we use the products that we use daily in that process.
But what do we do when we can only get the food and beverage products that we need in large, unrecyclable packaging or plastic packaging that will take 500-1000 years to degrade? Enter my guest, Jared Raszewski and his company, DisSolves, which makes dissolvable plastic-like packaging that dissolved in just about any liquid so you can have your hot cocoa or coffee without needing plastic cups or packaging!
On this program, Jared and I talk a lot about sustainability and how simple innovations like Jared's product can have a long-lasting impact on our environment.
About Jared: Jared Raszewski is the Founder and CEO of DisSolves, which sells edible packaging that dissolves in water. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a major in chemical engineering and minors in chemistry and economics. While at Pitt, he led independent research into the use of edible, bio-polymers in packaging. His research moved from the lab to his kitchen and eventually grew into DisSolves. DisSolves is headquartered in Jared’s hometown of Pittsburgh, and his goal for the company is to produce a sustainable packaging that does not require consumers to compromise on functionality and convenience. Outside of work, Jared enjoys tending to his collection of cacti and tropical plants and taking long walks outside while listening to audiobooks (Catch-22 is his favorite).
You may learn more about Jared and DisSolves at dissolves.net and connect with Jared on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-raszewski/
