REUSE! Because You Can't Recycle the Planet

Film Screening & Discussion

After the screening, filmmaker Alex Eaves will have a virtual Q&A with the audience.

We live in challenging times. Waste from mass consumption has led to pollution and climate change that is threatening human survival and our planet's existence. While recognition and awareness are important, direct action is by far more effective. But traditional recycling has not been the solution that we were led to believe. The solution is simple and it’s "nothing new"... REUSE! Reuse offers a more sustainable solution that everyone can be a part of. REUSE! Because You Can't Recycle The Planet. follows reuse edutainer Alex Eaves' cross-country adventure to the 48 contiguous U.S. states. On his journey, Alex finds endless reuse solutions for our waste problem that are not only sustainable, but many of which are easy and fun. And he learns just how reuse truly benefits our people, our planet, and our wallet. This documentary isn't about our waste problem. It's about solutions. And they are everywhere!

Filmmaker Alex Eaves is a reuse expert who embodies the reuse lifestyle. In 2008, he began what he calls “the reuse life;” avoiding disposables and finding reuse solutions for his needs and wants. In 2014, he became a certified Master Reuser by the Reuse Institute and a year later he released the documentary, REUSE! Because You Can't Recycle The Planet. Since the release, Eaves has traveled the U.S. extensively for screenings and talks in the REUSE! Box Truck tiny house, a mobile reuse education center where he now lives as well. Eaves is also the creator and owner of the award-winning green certified reuse apparel brand STAY VOCAL. 

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