Sustainability Film Series presents
The Plastic Problem (54 min.)
Description
"By 2050 the oceans will hold more plastic than fish." PBS NewsHour takes a closer look at this now ubiquitous material, how it’s impacting the world and ways we can break our plastic addiction.
Discussion Facilitators
Dave Shonnard
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Robbins Chair in Sustainable Use of Materials
Michigan Technological University
Brianna Tucker
Owner of the sustainable refillery Refill U.P.
Hancock, Michigan
Questions about the film series, contact Alan Turnquist at sustainability@mtu.edu.
Cost
FREE. $5 suggested donation per film to support the Sustainability Film Series is appreciated. Make donation online or in-person at the film showing
Cosponsored By
Michigan Tech Office of Sustainability and Resilience, Keweenaw Land Trust, Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative, Friends of the Land of Keweenaw, MTU College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, MTU Department of Social Sciences Sustainability Science Program, MTU Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering, Michigan Tech Center for Science and Environmental Outreach, Sustainability Demonstration House, MI Tech Great Lakes Research Center, Students for Sustainability, and Refill UP.
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