Plastic Bag Documentary Premiers On PBS During Earth Week

Earth Week starts April 17, 2011, and to get you in the spirit, PBS will air the national television premiere of the award-winning film Bag It, a touching and often funny documentary about how we use and abuse plastic.

The film takes a look at the environmental and health dangers posed by the global use of disposable, non-biodegradable plastic products, including the infamous plastic bag. Told with wit and humor, Bag It follows “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world.

As a society, we have a throwaway mentality, culture of convenience, and addiction to the over-consumption of unnecessary, disposable products and packaging – things that we use one time and then, without another thought, throw them away.

But where is AWAY?? Away is over flowing landfills, clogged rivers, islands of trash in our oceans, and even our very own toxic bodies.

When Jeb discovers that he and his partner are expecting a child, his plastic odyssey becomes a truly personal one. How can they protect their baby from the health dangers associated with plastics?

Jeb looks beyond single-use disposable plastics and discovers that virtually everything in modern society – from baby bottles, to sports equipment, to dental sealants, to personal care products – is either made with plastic or contains potentially harmful chemical additives used in the plastic-making process.

A 56-minute version of Bag It will air nationally on public television stations starting April 17, 2011, just in time for Earth Day. Viewers should check their local PBS stations for showtimes. Broadcast dates and times will also be posted on the screenings calendar of the Bag It website.

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Image Credit: bagitmovie.com

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KS G.

5:46AM PDT on Apr 2, 2012

Thanks for the article.

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Jennifer C.

4:35PM PDT on Jun 30, 2011

Great info. Thanks.

Eternal G.

7:06PM PDT on May 21, 2011

Important info!

May H.

11:56AM PDT on Apr 20, 2011

Brian M.

10:58PM PDT on Apr 19, 2011

Thanks

Robert S.

6:37AM PDT on Apr 18, 2011

Thanks for the info.

rene d.

6:39PM PDT on Apr 13, 2011

thanks

Annemarie W.

4:26PM PDT on Apr 13, 2011

I'll set my DVR to record this! Thanks for sharing!

Lupe G.

9:01PM PDT on Apr 11, 2011

After going around our city this past weekend, I came to realize that our new state flower should be the image of a bloomless tree branch holding plastic bags because I saw more of that than any flowers or wildlife! It was sad & disturbing!