Award-winning documentary bag it: is your life too plastic comes to Greenwich!
Community leaders at The Garden Education Center of Greenwich are hosting a screening of the award-winning environmental documentary bag it at our newly refurbished Auditorium at 130 Bible Street in Cos Cob on November 6, 2014. Come learn about local efforts! Greenwich recycling Advisory Board (GRAB) and Greenwich Green & Clean will co-sponsor this event with representatives and materials at the screening.
bag it follows "everyman" Jeb Berrier as he tries to make sense of our dependence on plastic bags. Although his quest starts out small, Jeb soon learns that the problem extends past landfills to oceans, rivers and ultimately human health.
The average American uses about 500 plastic bags each year, for about twelve minutes each. This single-use mentality has led to the formation of a floating island of plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean more than twice the size of Texas.
The film explores these issues and identifies how our daily reliance on plastic threatens not only waterways and marine life, but human health, too. Two of the most common plastic additives are endocrine disruptors, which have been shown to link to cancer, diabetes, autism, attention deficit disorder, obesity and infertility.
The screening at the GEC is an entertaining look at sustainability, with introduction by GEC member Lin Lavery. Can it help start a conversation in our community, schools, and homes about plastic? If you recognize the importance of reducing single-use plastic use for the safety of our community and environment, we hope you'll join us!
Screening Date: November 6, 2014
Screening Time: 6:30 pm
Screening Location: The Garden Education Center of Greenwich
130 Bible Street, Cos Cob, CT, 06830
Admission: $20, $10/student
Recommended age 9+. Parents can drop off age 12+
For more information and to purchase tickets: www.gecgreenwich.org Phone: (203) 869-9242
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