Podcast appearances and mentions of jay sinha

Join Matt for an interview with Jay Sinha who is an ecopreneur, scientist, lawyer, policy advisor, writer and speaker who is the co-founder of Life Without Plastic, a globally established online shop and information resource for safe, high quality, ethically-sourced, Earth-friendly alternatives to plastic products for everyday life.

Matt Matern interviews Jay Sinha, co-founder of Life Without Plastic. Jay shares the story behind the company's founding and discusses the dangers of plastics, particularly endocrine disruptors like BPA.  He explains the lifecycle and environmental impact of plastics, offering practical solutions for reducing plastic use, such as using non-plastic containers. Jay critiques recycling's effectiveness and calls for stronger regulations. He also explores bioplastics and emphasizes the need for clear labeling and policy changes.

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Life Without Plastic was born of its co-founders’ alarm at the sight of their young son putting plastic objects in his mouth.  Listen to Chantal Plamondon and Jay Sinha talk about reducing the use of plastic. 

Jay Sinha is Cofounder and Co-owner of Life Without Plastic, a Canadian shopping platform for plastic-free products. Jay has decades of experience in scientific research, environmental policy, and entrepreneurship regarding plastics. To explore some other resources on the global plastic pollution issue please visit www.theplasticshift.com. To learn more about Life Without Plastic's work, you can visit their website (https://lifewithoutplastic.com/) or read their book (www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/33533744-life-without-plastic)

Plastics are everywhere - in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and even the food we eat. As products that essentially never disappear, plastics have a huge impact on both our environment and our health. In this episode, we talk plastic pollution, regulating waste, and green entrepreneurship with Jay Sinha, Author and Co-founder of Life Without Plastic. He shares with us the ways businesses, government, and even individuals can impact our plastic use, in Canada and abroad.

“You have to do what works for you at your own speed”. - Jay Sinha In this episode, you will learn how Jay built a thriving community of 120, 000+ plastic-free enthusiasts and advocates, wrote a book to share an important message and the highs and lows of running a business since the early 2000s. Jay is an accomplished entrepreneur, lawyer, scientist, researcher, writer and policy advisor – with this experience spanning the academic, governmental, and private sector. Most of Jay’s professional experience has thoughtfully been linked to the environment and sustainability in some way. He is so focused on being an educational resource around the health and environmental effects related to plastics. Jay Sinha and Chantal Plamondon are the co-founders of Life Without Plastic and have since built a global community of plastic-free living enthusiasts and advocates. They help decrease the world's dependence on plastic and educate people about the health and environmental problems associated with plastics. In 2017, Jay Sinha published the book Life Without Plastic: The Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Avoiding Plastic to Keep Your Family and the Planet Healthy. And he is currently writing a book on morning rituals. Incredible. Jay and I met at a Creative Mornings workshop last year and after hearing his story, had to have him on the show! Connect with Jay: https://lifewithoutplastic.com/ Grab the book: https://www.amazon.ca/Life-without-Plastic-Step-Step/dp/162414425X Connect with Naomi: https://naomihaile.com/

This episode dives into the scandalous origins of the war on drugs. Prior to 1914, drugs were widely available. Yet with each successive step of prohibition this past century, governments have lied to the public about the underlying reason for criminalizing drugs. The true story - one of political oppression, propaganda and disturbing corruption - must be told. Please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell your friends about the show. Thank you!***References:‘Joe Rogan Experience #1250 - Johann Hari’, The Joe Rogan Experience.‘Joe Rogan Experience #142 - Graham Hancock, Duncan Trussell’, The Joe Rogan Experience.‘The Truth About the War on Drugs - Graham Hancock’, London Real.'America’s War on Drugs', Season 1, Talos Films.‘A Brief History Of The War On Drugs’, NPR.‘Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs’, Johann Hari, 2015, Bloomsbury Publishing. Trebach, Arnold. 1982. The Heroin Solution. New Haven, CT: Yale University PressTreating Drug Problems: Volume 2: Commissioned Papers on Historical, Institutional, and Economic Contexts of Drug Treatment. ‘A Century of American Narcotic Policy’, David T. Courtwright, Treating Drug Problems: Volume 2: Commissioned Papers on Historical, Institutional, and Economic Contexts of Drug Treatment.‘The Eleusinian Mysteries: The Rites of Demeter’, Ancient History Encyclopedia, Joshua Mark. ‘The Consumers Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs’, by Edward M. Brecher and the Editors of Consumer Reports Magazine, 1972.‘THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL CONVENTIONS’, Jay Sinha, Law and Government Division, 21 February 2001.‘Dynamics of Intervention in the War on Drugs: The Buildup to the Harrison Act of 1914’, Audrey Redford & Benjamin Powell, The Independent Review, 2016.‘ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, PROHIBITION BEGAN IN EARNEST—AND WE’RE STILL PAYING FOR IT’, Maia Szalavitz, Pacific Standard.‘How the Myth of the ‘Negro Cocaine Fiend’ Helped Shape American Drug Policy’, Dr Carl Hart, The Nation.Galliher, John F., and Allynn Walker. “The Puzzle of the Social Origins of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937.” Social Problems, vol. 24, no. 3, 1977, pp. 367–376. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/800089. Accessed 4 June 2020.‘An excess of democracy', Hilary Wainwright, Open Democracy.‘As Heroin Use Grows in U.S., Poppy Crops Thrive in Afghanistan’, Elizabeth Chuck, NBC.‘How the heroin trade explains the US-UK failure in Afghanistan’, Alfred W McCoy, The Guardian.'Psychedelic Salon #623 - “Timothy Leary Meets Jiminy Glick”', Psychedelic Salon.'Psychedelic Salon #533 - “The Social Virus of Political Correctness”', Psychedelic Salon.***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate

Le problème avec les plastiques, c'est qu'une fois qu'ils sont fabriqués, ils sont là pour très longtemps et polluent la planète entière. Oui, ils ont des caractéristiques formidables, mais ils contiennent aussi des additifs qui nuisent à la santé (le bisphénol A par exemple). Jay Sinha et Chantal Plamondon, scientifiques et auteurs québécois de Vivre sans plastique, paru aux éditions Ecosociété, sont des entrepreneurs du « sans plastique », et leur livre nous donne les éléments de compréhension, voire des solutions pour, doucement, bannir le plus possible le plastique du quotidien. Chantal Plamondon est interviewée par téléphone par Agnès Rougier.

Si parla con Roberto Di Leo, presidente dell'Associazione Culturale radicediunopercento della mostra Wildlife Photographer of the year che apre il 4 ottobre alla Fondazione Matalon, degli incontri alla Casa della Cultura, delle visite guidate con Marco Colombo, ma anche dei fossati anti immigrati con Serpenti e Coccodrilli di Trump, del ghiacciaio che si scioglie a Courmayeur, della proposta Oipa, One shot, no kill, dell'incontro con gli autori Chantal Plamondon e Jay Sinha del libro Vivere felici senza plastica, edito da Sonda e della storia dei Cani Axia e Whisky e dell'Enpa di Monza Brianza

Si parla con Roberto Di Leo, presidente dell'Associazione Culturale radicediunopercento della mostra Wildlife Photographer of the year che apre il 4 ottobre alla Fondazione Matalon, degli incontri alla Casa della Cultura, delle visite guidate con Marco Colombo, ma anche dei fossati anti immigrati con Serpenti e Coccodrilli di Trump, del ghiacciaio che si scioglie a Courmayeur, della proposta Oipa, One shot, no kill, dell'incontro con gli autori Chantal Plamondon e Jay Sinha del libro Vivere felici senza plastica, edito da Sonda e della storia dei Cani Axia e Whisky e dell'Enpa di Monza Brianza

Si parla con Roberto Di Leo, presidente dell'Associazione Culturale radicediunopercento della mostra Wildlife Photographer of the year che apre il 4 ottobre alla Fondazione Matalon, degli incontri alla Casa della Cultura, delle visite guidate con Marco Colombo, ma anche dei fossati anti immigrati con Serpenti e Coccodrilli di Trump, del ghiacciaio che si scioglie a Courmayeur, della proposta Oipa, One shot, no kill, dell'incontro con gli autori Chantal Plamondon e Jay Sinha del libro Vivere felici senza plastica, edito da Sonda e della storia dei Cani Axia e Whisky e dell'Enpa di Monza Brianza

Jay Sinha has a background in biochemistry, ecotoxicology and law. He Co-Founded and is Co-Owner of Life Without Plastic, the one-stop shop for safe, high quality, ethically-sourced, Earth-friendly alternatives to plastic products for everyday life. Jay and his business partner Chantal Plamondon also co-authored a book released earlier this year called LIFE WITHOUT PLASTIC: The Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Avoiding Plastic to Keep Your Family and the Planet Healthy.   In this episode Marjorie and Jay cover: What exactly happens when our bodies are exposed to BPA and other endocrine disruptors in plastics? What are microplastics and how do they get into the environment? What can individuals do to minimize their contribution of microplastics into the environment?  How can we impact the government and industry from the position of a consumer? The future of sustainable small businesses   Visit Life Without Plastic at LifeWithoutPlastic.com  Show Notes for this episode: ASustainableMind.com/057

Jay Sinha cowrote the book Life Without Plastic: The Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Avoiding Plastic to Keep Your Family and the Planet Healthy with his partner Chantal Plamondon. They also have their own store Life Without Plastic where we can find healthy alternatives to items typically made from plastic. Well researched and scientific, Life Without Plastic is a reference guide for different types of plastic in our everyday lives as well as alternatives. Find out the best plastics to avoid and why in this episode of The Zero Waste Countdown.

I was saving this for the Fourth of July It seemed like a great Independence day episode and then it didn’t quite get done but close! (https://www.lifewithoutplastic.com/store/) Chantal Plamondon and Jay Sinha (https://amzn.to/2MQGYc3) (https://amzn.to/2MQGYc3)   Tell us a little about yourself. I have kind of a mixed background law science biochemistry ecotoxicology wife Chantal Plamondon she has a background in law as well with business and ethics Our story goes back several years, starts with our son who was born in 2003. We were quite eco minded and environmentally friendly in the way we lived. When he was born we took it to a new level, we had some mold in the place that we were living and we got sick for about a year. As a result we became  more environmentally friendly decrease our toxic load all around exposure to toxins in our everyday life. Chantal read this great article on plastics and the chemicals that come out of plastics! That was kind of news to us, we were doing what we thought was the eco friendly. We would use the bottle and wash it and use it over and over  Those bottles are intended for single use, not intended to be used over and over break down single use disposable chemicals started to look for a non plastic bottle it was very hard to find! Back in 2003. There wasn’t that much out there, but we found a coop Klean Kanteen (https://www.kleankanteen.com/) they were making stainless steel bottles tried it out (https://www.lifewithoutplastic.com/store/) so when our son was born we wanted to buy some glass baby bottles avoid plastics still needed to store milk didn’t want to be boiling plastic bottles high temps are hard on the plastic didn’t want to expose our son to plastic. We looked for glass baby bottles They used to be the norm! at that point in the early 2000s hard to find did find a company that was making them contacted them to buy some glass baby bottles but the minimum order was a 1000 Chantal always wanted to start her own business wanted to do something environmental offering alternatives knew there were others out there looking for them started with those products glass water bottles stainless steel food containers to replace tupperware lots of tupperware and we would use it over and over if you put a tupperware container microwave it over time you’ll find it might become a little red or orange can’t wash it off That’s because the spaghetti sauce which is kind of oily, when it’s subjected to a lot of heat, it goes into the plastic so then some of the plastic is coming out into the spaghetti sauce. The chemicals that we now know can disrupt the hormones in humans began with these stainless steel put up the website  started selling these things but also educating about the whole plastics issue It really took off! The Canadian government back in 2007 decided to ban the use of BPA it’s a chemical that is used in plastic called polycarbonate which was used to make a lot of baby bottle and water bottles.  It’s still used in those huge plastic water dispensers in offices! It’s also used to make epoxy that lines canned food. Pretty much all canned food there are a few examples now, but most still have lining made of BPA strange but very widespread is those very thin cash register receipts ink on them So if you are touching the ink then it goes directly into your skin tid bit antibacterial agent in it will actually increase the absorption of BPA from cash register receipt. So when the Canadian government banned that really put a lot more interest of people looking for alternatives to plastic and baby bottles and the lining of baby formula containers.  That got people more and... Support this podcast

By removing plastic from your home, you can reduce your environmental footprint, minimize threats to wildlife, support local businesses and live a healthier, simpler life. In their new book, Life Without Plastic, Jay Sinha and Chantal Plamondon show readers how to analyze their personal plastic use, find alternatives and create easy replacements. Tune in as we talk with the authors about their step-by-step guide to avoiding plastic to keep your family and the planet healthy.

Plastic has overtaken our pantries, our shopping carts, our personal-care product cabinets - and our planet's waterways all the way to the oceans! Is there any hope for turning this plastic tide? Jay Sinha and Chantal Plamondon, Canadian sustainable product entrepreneurs, offer their own experience to encourage fellow humans to break free plastic's hold on our lives. Their new book is Life Without Plastic - the Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Avoiding Plastic to Keep your Family and the Planet Healthy (Page Street Publishing, 2017).        Their book - and their online store, established in 2003 - packs facts about plastic pollution that Jay says is as pressing as Climate Change. But they are not polypropyl-whiners, by any stretch. Jay and Earthworms host Jean Ponzi pick through piles of plastic issues - with encouraging focus on options he and his family continue to test out, that can be useful to you. What are the problems plastic is causing, for us and around our environment? What are alternatives to some of plastic's most pernicious influences in our lives? Bring on the glass, wood, fabric and stainless steel! And PLEASE RECYCLE the plastics you do increasingly choose to use. Music: Infernal Piano Plot, performed live at KDHX by The Claudettes Thanks to Anna Holland, Earthworms Engineer

By removing plastic from your home, you can reduce your environmental footprint, minimize threats to wildlife, support local businesses and live a healthier, simpler life. In their new book, Life Without Plastic, Jay Sinha and Chantal Plamondon show readers how to analyze their personal plastic use, find alternatives and create easy replacements. Tune in as we talk with the authors about their step-by-step guide to avoiding plastic to keep your family and the planet healthy.

Wakefield Sessions 20- Jay Sinha & Chantal Plamondon.  Lifewithoutplastic.com founders, Chantal Plamondon & Jay Sinha stop by for a chat with Julien and drop the hard truths about PLASTIC! They talk effects of plastic on human health, planet health and ocean health (I suppose that would fit into planet health). They talk about the small steps people can take in their lives to make positive changes and offer insight on the big picture. This is basically a Netflix documentary in podcast form. Enjoy! Wakefield Sessions: starting on September 4th, new episodes every day from Monday-Friday will be released. http://www.jdcomedy.ca (http://www.jdcomedy.ca/)

Jay Sinha has a unique background in biochemistry, law, ecotoxicology and environmental research. In this interview, he reveals a lot about the true nature of what is in the products we use on a day-to-day basis and then gives us an amazing resource list to do some research on our own. Get a pen and paper kids, you’re going to need it for this interview!   Most versatile item for a plastic-free life: The mason jar – it can become a water bottle, is good for storing bulk food items, makes great freezer and leftover storage and even a lunch container Long-standing habit that’s contributed to personal and business success: Eating well – it provides clarity of mind, increased energy, decreasing stress, better sleep and promotes healthy living overall A cool new toy he just ordered in the mail: A Pela iPhone case made out of bioplastic from plant fibers LOTS of resources! Klean Kanteen (company) Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things Trash is for Tossers (blog) Toxin Toxout: Getting Harmful Chemicals Out of Our Bodies and Our World Weck canning jars & accessories Programmed to be Fat (part of the The Nature of Things series)       Parting piece of guidance: Don’t be overwhelmed, start by simply getting out into nature. Get a sense of its importance and that will inspire you to make changes in your life Interview links: Life Without Plastic   ----- Do you like A Sustainable Mind? Don't forget to subscribe, share, and rate & review.  Did you know that ASM is a 501(c)3 charitable organization? Become one of our donors with a tax-deductible donation on https://ASustainableMind.WeDid.it