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100% Made From Waste: Compostable Service Ware Using Sugarcane Residue and Self-Generated Energy 

Ved Krishna

Boardmember & Strategy Head at Yash Pakka – creating sustainable tableware, generating their own electricity and recycling chemicals in-house.

What are the up and downsides of compostable packaging? How is the manufacturer Yash Pakka creating compostable packaging from agricultural waste? And how do they manage to generate their own energy and be one of the few companies doing their own chemical recycling, producing in a circular manner? You will hear from Ved Krishna. Ved is the Executive Vice Chairman and Strategy Head of the company Yash Pakka. Yash Pakka is based in India, was founded in 1981, and went public in 2002. With over 500 full-time employees, 1200 including contract workers the manufacturer aims to replace single-use plastic, specifically in the gastronomy sector.

Shownotes and further resources

Mentioned Resources: 

Yash Pakka – https://www.yashpakka.com/

Ved Krishna – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ved-krishna-54b37625/?originalSubdomain=in

Ved Krishna’s Ted Talk: Save Nature – https://www.ted.com/talks/ved_krishna_save_nature


Book and resource recommendations

Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature https://biomimicry.net/product/janine-book/

Cradle to Cradle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5571.Cradle_to_Cradle

Down to Earth Indian Sustainability Online Magazine https://www.downtoearth.org.in/

Further Resources

A bold plan to ban single-use plastic in nation of 1.3 billion has been shelved: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/03/india/modi-india-plastic-ban-intl-hnk-scli/index.html