PALO ALTO, CA, December 31, 2010 (Press-News.org) Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes, disposable bags that they throw away without much thought. But where is "away?" Where do the bags and other plastics end up, and at what cost to the environment, marine life and human health?
Bag It follows "everyman" Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic world, Jeb is not a radical environmentalist, but an average American who decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics. Jeb's journey in this documentary film starts with simple questions: Are plastic bags really necessary? What are plastic bags made from? What happens to plastic bags after they are discarded? What he learns quickly grows far beyond plastic bags.
Bag It, Is Your Life Too Plastic? (Runtime 79min) For more information: bagitmovie.com
Wednesday, January 5, 7pm
World Centric Community Space Wheelchair Accessible
2121 Staunton Court, Palo Alto, CA 94306
$5-$7 donation with no one turned away for lack of funds.
About World Centric
World Centric products are made with annually renewable resources like corn, sugarcane and wheat straw fiber. Sugar cane and wheat straw fiber are also discarded by-products of the agriculture industry, and it uses this discarded fiber to make sustainable alternatives to plastics and polystyrene.
World Centric is committed to becoming the model of how sustainable enterprises should be run. In 2009, for example, they offset all their carbon emissions and gave 25% of their profits (before taxes) to grass root social and environmental organizations. World Centric hopes to one day give away 100% of their profits. The overall mission, vision and values of World Centric have remained consistent since their founding - to make a difference and create a more just and sustainable world.
For more information, please contact Traycee Roberson at (650) 283-3797.
World Centric Screening of Award Winning Film, Bag It, with Producers/Directors, Jeb Berrier and Suzan Beraza, Wednesday, January 5 7PM
World Centric Presents, Bag It, Is Your Life Too Plastic? Wednesday, January 5th, 7pm. Join us for this great documentary as well as a discussion, question and answer session from the producers/directors, Jeb Berrier and Suzan Beraza.
2010-12-31
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[Press-News.org] World Centric Screening of Award Winning Film, Bag It, with Producers/Directors, Jeb Berrier and Suzan Beraza, Wednesday, January 5 7PMWorld Centric Presents, Bag It, Is Your Life Too Plastic? Wednesday, January 5th, 7pm. Join us for this great documentary as well as a discussion, question and answer session from the producers/directors, Jeb Berrier and Suzan Beraza.