Special Stories of Sustainability and Innovation!
Good Garbage Podcast
Hello, hello!
We couldn’t have asked for a better guest to kick off the new year as we welcomed 2025’s first guest Susan Thoman on our podcast! She brings with her 3 decades worth of wisdom and as the Managing Director of the Compost Manufacturing Alliance (CMA), her insights in the field of composting and certifications are unparalleled. Her incredible journey and the motivation behind her efforts to bring about a change in the composting landscape in the US makes this episode a must listen! We discussed the certification process at CMA and why it’s so important to bring together all stakeholders if we want to minimize greenwashing and contamination.
Next up, we welcomed the CEO of Blue Ocean Closures, Lars Sandberg, in our second episode of this year! With a mechanical engineering background and a specialty in paper and pulp, this Swedish entrepreneur used his expertise in fiber to create cellulose based closures. These cellulose fibers are strong, bio-based and biodegradable and do not leave behind any microplastics while breaking down in nature.
In this episode, we discuss at length the barrier technology, durability and dispersion coating of these closures. Scalability is one of their main features and we discuss the experience and challenges of working with industry bigwigs like Absolut, Coca Cola, and L’oreal! This was a very educative and engaging conversation about the niche yet fascinating world of closures!
Make sure to listen to these episodes, if you haven’t already, and follow the Good Garbage Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn!
See you next week for our latest episode!
