"Addicted to Plastic: The Rise & Demise of a Modern Miracle"
Tuesday, October 26, 7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Parish in Saratoga.
Did you know that all of the plastic ever manufactured is still somewhere in our environment – much of it in our oceans! Find out what’s out there and how you can help reduce plastic waste. Come to the screening of ADDICTED TO PLASTIC and participate in the post-viewing discussion moderated by Lenora Carey of the Keisai Project that monitors and chronicles the Pacific plastic gyre.
ADDICTED TO PLASTIC is a documentary about solutions to plastic pollution. Encompassing over three years of filming in 12 countries on 5 continents, including two trips to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic debris accumulates. The film details plastic's path over the last 100 years and provides a wealth of expert interviews on practical and cutting edge solutions to recycling, toxicity and biodegradability. These solutions - which include plastic made from plants - will provide viewers with a awareness of our future with plastic.
Sponsored by Deanery 5 Social Justice Speakers Committee.
