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A U G U S T 2 011
Bag It!
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The average American uses about 500 plastic bags each year, for about twelve minutes each. This single-use mentality has led to the formation of a floating island of plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean more than twice the size of Texas. Award-winning film Bag It! offers an eyeopening look at the environmental and health dangers posed by the global use of disposable, non-biodegradable plastic products. The film focuses on plastic as it relates to our throwaway mentality, our culture of convenience, our over consumption of unnecessary, disposable products and packaging – things that we use one time and then, without another thought, throw them away. But where is away? Away is overflowing landfills, clogged rivers, islands of trash in our oceans, and even our very own toxic bodies. Bag It! makes its primetime premiere on WXXI-TV/HD Tuesday, August 16 at 10 p.m. Bag It! is part of WXXI’s programming initiative in support of Rochester’s first Greentopia Festival, which will be held September 17 & 18 in High Falls. Greentopia is a free, two-day interactive festival that celebrates the green movement. Watch for “green” programs on WXXI-TV/HD throughout the month, and see the listings for the programs marked with an asterick (*).
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August 2011 Volume 2, Issue 10 WXXI is a public non-commercial broadcasting station owned and operated by WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, a not-for-profit corporation chartered by the Board of Regents of New York State. “Program Listings” (USPS 0742-390) is published monthly at 280 State Street, Rochester, NY 14614 to promote the programs and activities of the public broadcasting stations. Periodical mailing postage paid at Rochester, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send changes of address to WXXI Program Listings, Membership Department, P.O. Box 30021, Rochester, NY 14603-3021. * Please note that all programs are subject to change. For up-to-date program listings, special highlights and local news, just log onto WXXI.org.