Plastic not-so-fantastic

Experts, artists, students and performers raise awareness of the growing pollution threat during Duke Kunshan University's first Water Towns Environmental Film and Arts Festival

Some of the biggest names in the world of conservation and wildlife protection converged in eastern China to attend Duke Kunshan University's inaugural Water Towns Environmental Film and Arts Festival.

Running from April 11 to 14, the event featured 61 independent documentary films from 16 countries, a "trashion" - a portmanteau of trash and fashion - gala and guest lectures by academics, artists, policymakers and designers on topics ranging from smog art and eco-cinema to the zero-waste movement and plastics recycling.