About this episode

The episode discusses the transformation of agricultural waste into sustainable packaging solutions through a multidisciplinary approach.

This episode brings together a multidisciplinary team working on a Biopackaging Consortia project led by the echo network. Featuring voices from academia, industry, and research—including Tridha Gajjar from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Anders from Technical University of Denmark (DTU), and Sunitha from LoopM Alternatives and Sreeraghavi, the PhD Fellow from NID — the conversation explores how agricultural waste can be transformed into sustainable packaging solutions. What begins as a materials innovation project quickly expands into a much larger systems challenge. The team discusses the intersection of design, material science, agriculture, and the circular economy—highlighting how crop residue burning, plastic dependency, and lack of scalable infrastructure are deeply interconnected issues. Together they unpack why plastics dominate (cost, durability, scalability), and why replacing them isn’t straightforward. Listen to the full episode here.

People in this episode

Host: the echo network

Guests: Tridha Gajjar, Anders, Sunitha, Sreeraghavi

Topics covered

• biopackaging
• sustainable solutions
• agricultural waste
• circular economy
• material science
• design innovation

Keywords

• biopackaging
• sustainability
• agriculture
• plastic dependency
• circular economy
• materials innovation
• crop residue burning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Institute of Design, Technical University of Denmark, LoopM Alternatives, NID

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