Progress is in the air! A supermarket in Amsterdam has dedicated an entire aisle to be completely Plastic-free. That is more than 680 products, dedicated to be packaged in an alternative manner. Their plan, doesn’t stop there, they hope for a national roll-out! Campaigners have described this historical event to be Europe’s first plastic-free supermarket …
Yesterday, April 18th, 2018 was a great day for Key West Florida. The Drains were tagged, Legally, by the non-profit organization Reef Relief with the words ” No Dumping. Drains to Ocean” with the image of a dolphin separating both sentences. This little act will surely bring a great impact to any visitors, local, or …
@PLASTICCONTINENTS New York, New York Brooklyn 22112 For the last several months, we have posted a post on a daily basis. Today’s image, on our Instagram account @plasticContinents , we used a quote by Sydney Smith. The quote is as follows: “It is the Greatest of all mistakes to do Nothing because you can only …
In December of 2015, The United States placed a ban on Microbeads. https://www.congress.gov/114/plaws/publ114/PLAW-114publ114.pdf On the website Euromonitor International they kindly share statistics and graphs they’ve created to show on a global scale the production and distribution quantity over the years. VOLUMES OF POLYETHYLENE MICROBEADS IN BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE APPLICATIONS IN THE PERIOD (2013-2020) The next …
Since 2016, the headlines in the Ecology/Environmental news section of newspapers and online blogs have been discussing The United Kingdoms’ (U.K.) alleged ban on Microbeads. The words outlaw have been used and even published. What interests Plastic Continents, is are these allegations true? Will they be put in place? How long until we see a …
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Plastic Continents will be joining March for the Ocean (M4O) June 9th, 2018! Because it is not too late to fight for what is right! Check out our website at: www.marchforocean.com
known as: Soap nuts, Soap berry shells, indian soap nuts, saponin, and Soapnut shells are a natural laundry detergent and cleaning product. They also act as a fabric softener! Yay to zero waste! “The natural soap found in these berries is called saponin. Saponin is a natural cleaner that works as a surfactant, breaking the …
In a recent article published by Scientific American, titled: PLASTIC FOUND IN MUSSELS FROM ARCTIC TO CHINA – ENTERS HUMAN FOOD an article written by Alister Doyle on December 20, 2017 The article discusses the existence of micro- and nano-plastics in mussels from the European Arctic to China. This contamination is a sign of the spread of …
Lenny Arkinstall, is the founder and executive director of LCWS- Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewards, Inc. In 1994, he made it his personal goal to have the Long Beach;s Los Cerritos Wetlands be completely clean of pollution. To this day, his efforts continue towards reaching this goal. CBS News stated that: March 21, 2015, A recent study …