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 …
We wanted to remind our viewers that everyday, plastic pollution is an issue. It’s true, it is not a sexy topic, but for many of us the ocean is not near to constantly remind us of how it is doing. So Plastic Continents wants to break that “out of sight, out of mind” mentality and …
@NatachaPalay has a theory. She is not a Scientist, but has studied Biology, Chemistry, Pre-Med (for three years), Psychology, Sociology, Marine Biology, and has been an Avid observer, Artist, Nature Lover and research collector her entire life. Plastic Continents feels compelled to share this theory, just so it can be read, heard, and hopefully defied. …
An article published November 28th, 2017 by CBC.com named: “Grand Manan fisherman finds lobster with Pepsi can imprinted on claw Marine debris a serious issue in New Brunswick, says Conservation Council baykeeper” Reveals that a woman on a boat named Honour Bound, off Grand Manan, found the Pepsi’s blue and red logo imprinted on one …
Plastic Continents has just created their very own SnapCode with SnapChat. We are hoping to perhaps collaborate with Snap, inc. to keep spreading awareness on plastic pollution on an international level. We designed some simple GEOFilters, but realized after submitting them, that they do not accept filters with Logos in them. Perhaps they will reconsider …
Regeno Bags By Natacha Palay Regeno is a company who wishes to “spearhead the mission towards regeneration.” They believe in order to begin such a mission they had to find a solution to one of the most common polluter on the planet: Single-use Plastic Bags. Yup, the bags just about every single business in the …
Inspiring Change Through Hip Hop & Rap By: Natacha Palay Mr. Eco is a Musical Artist inspiring thousands of kids all over the world about the importance of littering, recycling, and the fragility of our very own ecosystem. Through hip hop and rap, Mr. Eco, gets children from all age groups to get involved and …
Someone worth knowing: Rob Greenfield By: Natacha Palay I’ve been hearing about Rob Greenfield, and his work for some time now, and chose to finally write an article about what he does. One of his more well known projects is called Trash Me. I like to perceive Rob Greenfield as an Artist and more specifically …