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 exist
Zerocircle’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?
📌 Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Neha Jain and Zero Circle
02:50 Early life, curiosity, and career path
09:24 Entrepreneurship lessons from Flyby Night
15:21 Discovering sustainability and material science
29:57 Founding Zero Circle
54:14 Why seaweed? Properties and potential
01:00:44 Extraction, processing, and scalability
01:10:13 Commercialization challenges
01:22:00 Investors and funding climate solutions
01:30:03 Collaboration in the seaweed ecosystem
01:34:08 The future of sustainable packaging
Neha’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 Uebelhoer
Video Producer: Sargam Krishna
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