On Thursday, October 27 at 7 p.m., in an event co-sponsored by Choose to Reuse in Darien,we will be screening the documentary film Bag It.

Choose to Reuse in Darien seeks to eliminate single use plastic retail checkout bags in Darien.

BAG IT – Documentary feature; Not rated; 78 minutes

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.

To learn more about the film and to watch the trailer, please click here.

Refreshments will be served.

Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen’s)