Firstly, let me congratulate you and your business for moving in the right direction. Going plastic-free individually can be tough, but as a business, prices, and taking that “jump” can be truly scary….BUT you are doing it! We are Collaborating with Jute Bags. A company found in the United Kingdom that offers eco-friendly alternatives to …
You’ve probably heard of the term Single-Use Plastics by now. Google defines it: Single–use plastics, often also referred to as disposable plastics, are commonly used for plastic packaging and include items intended to be used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. These include, among other items, grocery bags, food packaging, bottles, straws, containers, cups and …
You may not think that you contribute to the Plastic Pollution, but we are here to perhaps make you realize that if you are not 100% waste-free and Plastic-free, you are definitely a part in today’s Plastic Phenomenon. What is your routine? Do you wake up, brush your teeth and then get ready for breakfast? …
Today we ask for you to be the change! Today is that day ! All you got to do is wear blue! By wearing blue today, June 9th 2018, you will Be part of spreading awareness on our oceans wellbeing. Plastic pollution has been an issue we have been dealing with for over 25 …
We thank you for celebrating our coasts and oceans! Please add additional details of your event so we can feature it on our map here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ucH27wyM_0je6omFrlRGABaQuUMP2e_EVzqLZ9VDMZU/edit?usp=sharing Please send us your logo too when you have a chance. We would appreciate any support you can offer. I’m attaching some additional resources to help with communications. Here is the M4O …
36 days until March for Our Oceans. I want to share this moment with you. This is the Journey and story of Plastic Continents and how we got March for our Oceans (M4O) to become an International event, instead of a National one. How Plastic Continents is connecting our world to see us as one. …
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 …