Meyers Sustainable Packaging Guide eBookApurba’s LinkedInapurba@everestlabs.ai to connect directlySponsor information!If you listened to the podcast and wanted to connect with Specright to rid the world of waste. Let’s go! www.specright.com/pkg. Prepare your company for the world of EPR laws and be the sustainability hero! Make sure you check them out and join them on their mission to have a world where people are free to make amazing things!New sponsor coming next week!!!Deciphr.ai summary.Summary/AbstractApurba Pradhan, head of product and marketing at Everest Labs, joined the People of Packaging podcast from his garage in Oakland. The conversation began with basketball, as Apurba is a fan of Allen Iverson. They discussed how Iverson could play a role in recycling and if he could step over the Tehran Lou. Adam mentioned his experience at a chicken and waffle spot near Jason Kidd's high school. He recommended two restaurants for anyone visiting Oakland: Gus's Famous and Cowbird. Apurba expressed his excitement for the podcast and the conversation ended with a reminder to listen to Corey Cotters' sustainable Packaging podcast. The conversation begins with the speaker making up a joke about AI being used out in the world. The speaker then shares his journey, having been born in Nepal and then attending a boarding school in India before coming to the US to study engineering. He has worked in industries related to industrial and infrastructure for the past twenty years, and for the last six months has been working in recycling which he finds fascinating. He then talks about his experience in Nepal when he was wearing a takatopi hat, which he still has, and how it is a known fact that no one looks good in them. He then shares his experience of attending a boarding school in India for 10th grade onwards. Boarding schools are common in India and Nepal. The speaker is a Nepalese native who moved to the US and gained experience in the tech industry in Silicon Valley. He took a role at Everest Labs, a recycling company, and is focused on understanding the broader context of the industry and its impact on recycling, such as the packaging industry, the circular economy, and supply chain. He listens to understand what people need and tries to merge that with what the company builds. He has a good idea of the technology and solutions the company builds, but relies on the engineers for a deeper understanding. The speaker is a co-founder of Everest, a company that works to marry the capabilities of AI and robotics with what people are saying to help improve the efficiency of recycling. The company has been running for five years, with a product launched a year ago that has been gaining traction with Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs). Everest's solution helps MRFs automate the recovery process by utilizing AI and robotics. This allows them to quickly and precisely sort through commodity that is sold. The data gathered from the AI also assists in making decisions around equipment optimization and maintenance. The company is currently working with MRFs that have an interest in their technology to get the capabilities installed.Timestamps0:00:02Interview with Apurba Pradhan, Head of Product and Marketing at Everest Labs0:02:29Conversation with Everest Labs CEO on Growing Up in Nepal and His Journey to Artificial Intelligence0:06:24Conversation with Everest Labs CEO on Tech Background and Education in Nepal0:08:30Heading: Marrying Technology and Recycling: How Everest is Helping Material Recovery Facilities Recover Better0:12:18Conversation Summary: Exploring the Value of Data in Recycling Facilities0:15:28"Exploring the Challenges of Automated Recycling Solutions"0:19:35Heading: Automating Murphs with AI and Robotics: A Discussion on Performance Guarantees and 24/7 Monitoring0:24:13Heading: Exploring the Growing Demand for High Quality Recyclables0:26:08Heading: Automation Solutions for Growing Demand: Apurva from Everest Labs Discusses ROI in