The films will be screened at the festival this weekend, and the panel is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 in Wells Hall.

Sustainability Education Coordinator Lauren Olson will be talking about “Trashed,” and how MSU is looking at waste reduction.

“The film is about our consumption habits, and at MSU, we’ve done well reducing landfill waste and promoting recycling,” Olson said.

The Office of Campus Sustainability will be collecting unwanted items at the panel. They will accept books, appliances and working or non-working electronic waste.

Meghan Milbrath will speak on the documentary “More than Honey,” based on her honeybee research with Zachary Huang, an MSU associate professor in entomology.

She said in Michigan, 30 to 40 percent of honeybees die during the winter, and the population as a whole is struggling.

“There are a lot of things affecting bees in Michigan, like diseases and pests,” Milbrath said. “But another part of it is loss of plants and flowers, which is something people are responsible for.”

Pesticides used on crops and urban development of natural areas take away important food sources for honeybees, and poor nutrition also is having a negative impact on the bee population, Milbrath explained.

Also speaking at the panel is East Lansing Food Co-op General Manager Dave Finet, whose business is sponsoring the film “Food For Change: The Story of Cooperation in America.”

“It’s a movie about the history and future of food co-ops,” Finet said. “We’re hoping it’ll answer questions people might have about how food co-ops work.”

At the East Lansing Food Co-op, anyone can buy a share in the co-op but no one can buy more than one, so it always will be community-owned, Finet said.

“You don’t need a share to shop here — it’s not like Sam’s Club,” Finet said. “It’s open to everybody.”

The cooperative makes an effort to be more sustainable, building community gardens and exploring solar energy, Finet said.

“I think the most important thing folks can get out of the film is knowing the difference between co-ops and other businesses, and why they’re good organizations to support,” he said. “They support the community in ways other businesses don’t.”