As part of Earth Week, Chaffee Citizens for Sustainability (CCFS), Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA) and Central Colorado Foodshed Alliance (CCFA) are co-hosting a screening of the new, award-winning environmental documentary Bag It at the SteamPlant Theater on Wednesday, April 27 from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m.
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 film explores these issues and identifies how our daily reliance on plastic threatens not only waterways and marine life, but human health, too.
The screening in Salida is part of Bag It’s campaign to urge 25 towns across the country to become “Bag It Towns” by the end of 2011. Doing so would require Salida to ban plastic ba
g use voluntarily or via ordinance and/or to pass an ordinance that places a small charge on single-use disposable bags. Cities including Washington, DC and San Francisco, as well as Ireland, Italy and China have already implemented similar policies to curb their plastic use.
After the showing, Mickey Barry of Angel of Shavano Recycling will speak about local recycling efforts and issues and students from the Crest Academy will present their efforts to initiate plastic bottle deposit legislation.
This event is open to the public. Admission to the film is $5 for adults; children 12 and under are free. For additional information, please contact GARNA at 539-5106.
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