Consumerism in focus for Alberni Transition Town film
Is it possible to live completely waste free? In their new film The Clean Bin Project, Grant Baldwin and his partner Jen go head to head in a competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least landfill garbage in an entire year.
Their light-hearted competition is set against an examination of the sobering problem of waste in North American society.
Even as Grant and Jen start to garner interest in their project, they struggle to find meaning in their seemingly minuscule influence on the large-scale environmental impacts of our “throw-away society”.
Featuring interviews with renowned artist Chris Jordan and marine pollution expert, Captain Charles Moore, The Clean Bin Project presents the serious topic of waste reduction with optimism, humour and inspiration for individual action.
Anyone who has faced the day-to-day challenges of recycling and waste reduction will be able to relate to this film.
The winner of numerous film festival awards, The Clean Bin Project was recently shown at the World Community Film Festival in Courtenay. It will be shown in Port Alberni on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing by Alberni Valley Transition Towns Society.
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