From Plastic-Free to Purpose-Driven: Packaging Innovation For Impact With Saloni Doshi of EcoEnclose
Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration
Corinna Bellizzi
5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Guest: Saloni Doshi, CEO & Chief Sustainability Officer, EcoEnclose and featuring product packaging by ORLONutrition
What does truly sustainable packaging look like—and how can we move beyond “recyclable” to truly circular?
In this thought-provoking conversation, Corinna Bellizzi interviews Saloni Doshi, CEO of EcoEnclose, a trailblazing company dedicated to creating eco-friendly packaging that doesn't sacrifice performance or purpose. Together, they explore what it takes to reduce plastic use, elevate responsible sourcing, and build a business grounded in regenerative principles.
Key Topics Discussed:
- The hidden environmental costs of both plastic and paper packaging
- How EcoEnclose sources and evaluates next-gen fibers (like hemp, wheat straw & miscanthus)
- Why “compostable” plastics and bamboo solutions aren't always what they seem
- The journey to scaling algae ink and carbon-sequestering packaging
- The role of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws in reshaping our waste systems
- Circular thinking in practice: How businesses and consumers can close the loop
Episode Highlights:
- [03:45] Saloni’s journey from sustainable agriculture to packaging innovation
- [13:12] Breaking down “fiber hierarchy” and what makes packaging truly circular
- [21:50] The truth behind bamboo, bioplastics, and wishcycling
- [30:10] EcoEnclose’s algae ink breakthrough and collaboration with Living Ink
- [41:00] New developments: stamp ink, zero-waste adhesives, and the future of circular mailers
- [49:20] Final thoughts: balancing data, nuance, and idealism in sustainability decisions
Connect with EcoEnclose:
📸 Instagram: @ecoenclose
🔗 LinkedIn: EcoEnclose
Connect with ORLO Nutrition:
📸 Instagram: @orlonutrition
🔗 LinkedIn: @orlonutrition
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes. |
| 0:09.7 | Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain. |
| 0:15.3 | You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today. |
| 0:20.1 | Here's your host, Karina Belizzi. |
| 0:25.6 | Hello, fellow do-goaters and friends. I'm your host, Karina Belizzi. Today I'm going to bring you |
| 0:31.0 | an episode of another podcast I hosted just a couple years ago called Nutrition Without Compromise. |
| 0:37.0 | In this particular episode, in which I interview Saloni Dashi from Ecoenclose, we talk |
| 0:43.3 | a lot about packaging and about the need to think about having a more mindful connection |
| 0:48.8 | with all the resources that you bring into your home. |
| 0:51.3 | I hope you enjoy it. |
| 0:52.3 | Thanks for joining me today for another discussion |
| 0:54.8 | around nutrition and health without compromise. Have you thought about the imprint that you leave |
| 1:00.4 | on this earth, about the waste you generate as you procure your food and buy products? Sure, |
| 1:06.7 | some of them are recyclable. But is this its first life? |
| 1:11.2 | Second life? |
| 1:12.4 | Will it have a renewed use after it's completed its mission in your hands? |
| 1:17.0 | These days, recyclability often comes into question with many technically recyclable plastics finding no new home at all and no second life at all. |
| 1:26.8 | Trash litters our highways. |
| 1:28.3 | It litters our trailheads, our creek beds, and even our oceans. |
| 1:32.3 | So what are we to do? |
| 1:34.3 | Where should the responsibility really lie? |
| 1:37.3 | Today we're going on a journey that invites you to think about your footprint |
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