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Award-winning Documentary, BAG IT, Comes to Salem

Community environmental leaders of the North Shore are hosting a FREE screening of the award-winning environmental documentary Bag It at Cinema Salem on Sunday, November 3 at 10:00 a.m.
With humor and a light touch, 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 average American uses about 500 plastic bags each year for about twelve minutes each.  This single-use/disposable mentality is turning our oceans into garbage patches of plastic soup.

The film explores these issues and identifies how our daily reliance on plastic threatens not only waterways and marine life, but human health, too.  Two of the most common plastic additives are endocrine disruptors, which have been shown to link to cancer, diabetes, autism, attention deficit disorder, obesity and infertility.

"Nothing that we use for a few minutes should pollute the oceans for hundreds of years," said Representative Lori Ehrlich (D.-Marblehead).

The screening at Cinema Salem is being presented by SalemRecycles, Salem Sound Coastwatch, S.A.F.E. (Salem Alliance for the Environment), the Beverly Solid Waste Management Committee, and Massachusetts Sierra Club.

These organizations recognize the importance of reducing single-use plastic for the safety of our community and environment.

Screening Date:  Sunday, November 3, 2013
Screening Time:  10:00 a.m.; movie followed by discussion
Location:  Cinema Salem, Museum Place Mall, Salem, MA
Admission:  Free.  The first 50 attendees will also receive a reusable Sierra Club bag, and free coffee.  B.Y.O.M. (bring your own mug) if you wish.

This event is open to the public.  View the movie trailer at www.bagitmovie.com.  For additional information, visit www.salemsound.org or call (978) 619-5679.

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