Nature Mockumentary Supports California Ban on Plastic Bags

Photo by Ars Electronica via flickr

With the ban of plastic bags on the ballads this year for the entire state of California, Heal the Bay has created a humorous mockumentary to get people thinking seriously about AB 1998. This short film tracks the life cycle of a single-use plastic bag, from the asphalt jungle it came from to the heart of the Pacific Ocean, where it will inevitably end up.

On its way to the Pacific Garbage Patch, the “clever and illustrious creature,” also known as the plastic bag, is stalled by many obstacles, including a park ranger, city traffic, and “one of nature’s most deadly killers,” the Teacup Yorkie. Will it make it? See for yourself:

If AB 1998 passes, it will put a ban on single-use plastic bags from convenient stores, supermarkets, and other stores. And with 19 billion bags being used by Californians each year, this is sure to cut down on the 123,000 tons of waste polluting our oceans yearly, not to mention it will put a wrench in the $25 million in cleanup efforts taxpayers are paying each year.

Via Heal the Bay

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