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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20260122
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URL:https://coolcleveland.com/events/documentary-film-explores-impact-of-p
 lastic-on-the-great-lakes-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/
SUMMARY:Documentary Film Explores Impact of Plastic on the Great Lakes—an
 d What You Can Do About It
DESCRIPTION:\nThu 1/22 @ 7PM\nYou’ve probably heard a lot about plastic p
 ollution\, and how it’s impacted bodies of water from local ponds to the
  great oceans. The documentary Ripples of Plastic takes on the issue of mi
 croplastics — tiny fragments of plastic resulting from the breakdown of 
 ubiquitous plastic items — which have become pervasive in waterways ever
 ywhere and pose a threat to both humans and wildlife.\nRipples of Plastic 
 looks specifically at the impact of microplastics on the Great Lakes\, whi
 ch supply water to more than 11 million people in the U.S. and Canada— h
 ow they get there and what they mean for the environment and public health
 . It also explores what we as individuals and groups can do to reduce plas
 tic pollution\, which has been increasing in the Great Lakes region. Itx
 ’s been screened at multiple film festivals\, including the Chagrin Docu
 mentary Film Festival.\nCuyahoga Soil &amp\; Water Conservation District (
 SWCD) is hosting a screening of the movie at the Cedar Lee Theatre. Follow
 ing the screening there will be a panel discussion moderated by SWCD’s b
 oard supervisor Anton Krieger. Panelists include the film’s director Chr
 is Langer\, and representatives from organizations working to address the 
 issue: Carin Miller from the Cuyahoga Solid Waste District\; Erin Huber\, 
 founder of Drink Local Drink Tap\; Eddie Olschansky from Trash Fish (inspi
 red by the kayak fisherman’s observation of plastic in the Cuyahoga Rive
 r)\; and Scott Hardy from OSU’s Ohio Sea Grant\, which maintains researc
 h facility Stone Lab on Gibraltar Island off Put-in-Bay.\nGo here for tick
 ets. Go here to learn more about the film.\n[mappress mapid="1106"]\n
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CATEGORIES:college,Teen,Education,Film,----WRITERS----,Anastasia
 Pantsios,Preview,RSS,Science,Nature/Environment,Healthy
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