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Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics | A Film Screening + Expert Panel Discussion
Hosted by Sustainable Westport
📅 Thursday, April 9, 2026
🕕 6:30 p.m.
📍 Greens Farms Academy
About the Event
Sustainable Westport invites you to a powerful, one-night-only screening of Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics — a groundbreaking documentary exposing the alarming spread of microplastics throughout our planet and our bodies.
After sold-out showings at SXSW, DOXA, and Sheffield Doc Fest, Plastic People brings its urgent message to Westport. The film dives deep into how microplastics—tiny, invisible fragments of plastic—have infiltrated every aspect of life on Earth, including our food, water, air, and even our bloodstreams.
Registration information coming soon.
Why This Film Matters
Plastic pollution is no longer just about litter — it’s about survival. Consider these facts:
- Over 1.5 billion plastic bottles are purchased worldwide every single day.
- Two million plastic bags are used every minute.
- 400+ million tons of plastic are produced annually—nearly half for single use.
- Less than 10% of all plastic ever produced has been recycled.
- Every molecule of plastic ever created still exists — degrading from large to microscopic, never disappearing.
- Microplastics are now part of our planetary systems — found in the water cycle, the carbon cycle, and even in clouds.
- These tiny particles have been detected in human lungs, placentas, blood, and feces.
This screening will challenge you to look beyond recycling and into the root of the crisis: our global overdependence on plastic.
Event Highlights
- 🎥 Screening of Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics
- 💬 Opening remarks by Sustainable Westport
- ✅ Take home practical tips to reduce plastic in everyday life
Watch the Movie Trailer
Join us for a night that will inform, inspire, and empower lasting change.
We hope to see you there.