Things to do in the Vail Valley in January: Walking Mountains’ Sustainable Film Series shows ’The Story of Plastic’

Plastic is ubiquitous in our trendy lives. A lot of the issues we purchase and use come packaged in plastic. As soon as thought-about a miracle materials as a result of its cheap and sturdy properties, we at the moment are going through a depending on a worldwide scale.

Business-funded media campaigns have satisfied many people that this plastic might be recycled with little to no influence on our well being or the setting, however the reality is far more difficult. Solely about 2% of plastic might be successfully recycled. The remaining leads to landfills, littering our lands and oceans, or burned in incinerators. The fee to our surroundings and our well being is now inconceivable to disregard as plastic continues to proliferate by means of our world.

“The Story of Plastic” chronicles this unfolding environmental and well being disaster, in addition to the altering political and trade narratives surrounding plastic. The movie takes us all over the world, illustrating the huge scope of the issue. Utilizing footage and interviews from each the trade executives and politicians accountable for the issue, in addition to the employees and residents being victimized by it, the movie particulars the magnitude of the issue and affords options to overcoming this seemingly insurmountable problem.

The Sustainable Movie Sequence is a venture of Strolling Mountains Science Middle meant to boost consciousness and encourage group dialogue about environmental, financial, and social points afflicting our world. “The Story of Plastic” will make you concentrate on new and thrilling methods to sort out these challenges not solely globally, however regionally as nicely.

To view all the line-up of the collection, go to walkingmountains.org, and for extra details about this movie, go to storyofplastic.org.