Environment Texas: The film "Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics"

Environment Texas: Screening & Panel Discussion of the film "Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics"
Wednesday, December 4, 6 - 9pm
Location: The Match in Midtown, 3400 Main Street
Free Event

Link to register and reserve a seat:
Screening of "Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics"

The ground-breaking feature documentary Plastic People investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Almost every bit of plastic ever made breaks down into “microplastics.” These microscopic particles drift in the air, float in all bodies of water, and mix into the soil, becoming a permanent part of the environment.

Now, leading scientists are finding these particles in our bodies: organs, blood, brain tissue, and even the placentas of new mothers. What is the impact of these invisible invaders on our health? And can anything be done about it?

Acclaimed author and science journalist Ziya Tong takes a personal approach by visiting leading scientists around the world and undergoing experiments in her home, on her food, and her body while collaborating with award-winning director Ben Addelman in an urgent call to action for all of us to rethink our relationship with plastic.

About the film:
Plastic People Documentary - The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics

Join us to watch the film and then for a panel discussion featuring:
Jenny Oakley, Ph.D., Senior Water Resources Scientist at Houston-Galveston Area Council,
Diane Wilson, a Fourth-Generation Shrimper, Environmental Activist and 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner, and
Randall Morton, Founding Executive Director of The Progressive Forum.