Milestones

As you complete Actions your Hours will add up. As you reach the 5-Hour and 10-Hour milestones, we’ll send you a small token of our appreciation!
You can see all of your tracked hours and milestone prizes on your profile page.

Certificates and Swag

Community Changemaker Certificate earned by completing 5 Hours

Community Changemaker Certificate

Complete 5 Hours

Gray tshirt with Wayfinder Society logo and 1in. wooden pin

Wayfinder Society Ambassador Prize

Complete 10 Hours

Actions

Below is a list of all the Actions you can complete to earn Hours as a member of the Wayfinder Society.

Project image card - click to select this 1 hour project. Image shows a person holding plastic utensil packets found on the beach

#SkipTheStuff

1 Hour

Get to know the #SkipTheStuff campaign.

Project image card - click to select this 1 hour project. Image shows people at a march holding signs, one saying "the is no planet b"

Get Moving with the #BreakFreeFromPlastic Movement

1 Hour

Learn what a social movement is, and how they work, by learning about the global movement to end plastic pollution

Project image card - click to select this 1 hour project. Image shows a man talking on the phone and taking notes

Support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act

1 Hour

Ask your federal government representatives to co-sponsor the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (BFFPPA).

Project image card - click to select this 1 hour project. Image shows a stack of eight iPhones

Signal the Alarm on Planned Obsolescence

1 Hour

Raise awareness on what planned obsolescence is and what to do about it.

Project image card - click to select this 1 hour project. Image shows three women huddle around a phone and discuss.

Get Vocal on Social

1 Hour

Use social media to spread plastic pollution awareness.

Project image card - click to select this 1 hour project. Image shows post-its on a whiteboard arranged in a system map.

The Story of Plastic – System Mapping

1 Hour

Learn about and map out how plastic influences our world: our choices, planet, health, and social systems. 

Project image card - click to select this 1 hour project. Image shows closeup of a person's hand, addressing an envelope.

The Story of Plastic – Write to a Hero in the Film

1 Hour

Write a letter to a hero in The Story of Plastic film to thank them for sharing their story.

Project image card - click to select this 2 hour project. Image shows a child talking to an adult on a video call.

Engage with a Community Change-Maker

2 Hours

Connect with another change-maker who is addressing plastic pollution in your area. 

Project image card - click to select this 2 hour project. Image shows a facility that refines fossil fuels.

Examine Language Injustice with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Examinar la injusticia del lenguaje con la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964

2 Hours

Find out how language injustice can limit a community's opportunity to shape and protect their own health and environment. / Descubra cómo la injusticia lingüística puede limitar la oportunidad de una comunidad para moldear y proteger su propia salud y medio ambiente.

Project image card - click to select this 2 hour project cocreated with UPSTREAM. Image shows a woman sits at a laptop with headphones on

Explore Uplifting Solutions

2 Hours

Tune into The Indisposable Podcast to hear inspiring discussions about how people are making "reduce and reuse" a reality.

Project image card - click to select this 2 hour project. Image shows a young girl holds up a reusable bag that she made out of an old tshirt.

Create a Better Bag

2 Hours

Design a reusable bag from a t-shirt or any repurposed material.

Project image card - click to select this 2 hour project. Image shows two surfers walking on the beach.

Recharge In Nature

2 Hours

Have fun and relax in nature!

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Trending: #Nude Food

2 Hours

Start a litterless lunch trend at your school! 

Project image card - click to select this 2 hour project. Image shows a person presenting at the front of a class

Eco-Career Wayfinding

2 Hours

Explore various eco-career pathways and interview someone who is in your field of interest.

Project image card - click to select this 3 hour project. Image shows a man and grandmother bake together.

Ask Your Elders

3 Hours

Learn about how your elders maximized their resources before the deluge of “disposables”.

Project image card - click to select this 3 hour project. Image shows two kids books about plastic pollution.

Do a Storytime Read-Aloud

3 Hours

Read a book about plastic pollution aloud to a class.

Project image card - click to select this 3 hour project. Image shows Green paint and paintbrush.

Be a Greenwashing Detective

3 Hours

Train yourself to detect greenwashing and understand its complexities.

Project image card - click to select this 3 hour project. Image shows animation sketch of a dragon

Storytelling for the Future

3 Hours

Share your vision for a world where plastic pollution is unthinkable.

Project image card - click to select this 3 hour project. Image shows a person investigating head-high piles of plastic waste.

The Story of Plastic – Watch the Film

3 Hours

Watch The Story of Plastic documentary and share your thoughts with us.

Project image card - click to select this 3 hour project. Image shows two trash cans side by side, one black and one blue.

Find out: What happens to my trash?

3 Hours

Find out how plastic waste is managed in your community.

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Map Out My Local Government

3 Hours

Find out how your local government is structured.

Project image card - click to select this 3 hour project. Image shows go pro on a tripod with a view of a mountain lake in the background

Get Creative with Artivism

3 Hours

Raise awareness of plastic pollution by recording a song or creating a video.

Project image card - click to select this 3 hour project. Image shows a man draws on a paper

Write a Love Letter to the Sea

3 Hours

Give the ocean a voice by sending a Love Letter to the Sea.

Action Image Card - click to select this 4 hour project. Image is cover of Plastic Free Campus Manual. Action created with Partner and Photo Credit: Post Landfill Action Network

PLAN Plastic Free Campus Manual

4 Hours

Learn how you can lead the charge toward creating a plastic-free campus by exploring PLAN's Plastic Free Campus Manual.

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Engage with a Local Politician

4 Hours

Share your concerns about plastic pollution or plastic consumption with a local politician.

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Do a Single-Use-Plastic Home Waste Audit

5 Hours

Be a household leader by helping your family adopt more sustainable habits.

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Compost Your Food Waste

5 Hours

Keep your compostable waste out of the trash and build healthy soil.

Project image card - click to select this 5 hour project. Image shows closeup of leafy greens in a garden bed

Design a Zero Waste Composting Network

5 Hours

Map out how your community could create a zero waste compost system.

Project image card - click to select this 5 plus hour project. Image shows a silhouette of a person against a night sky.

Design your own Action

5 Hours

Create your own Action that does not yet exist in Wayfinder Society!

Project image card - click to select this 5 hour project. Image shows an advertisement above store shows tshirt with $10 price tag and image of polluted water and factory printed on it. Text says "What does the shirt really cost?"

Create an Anti-ad

5 Hours

Illuminate the invisible costs of the stuff we buy. 

Project image card - click to select this 5 hour project. Image shows close up of a microscope

Attend a City Council Meeting

5 Hours

Engage with local politicians in a formal setting.

Project image card - click to select this 6 hour project. Image shows a lunch box with fruit and snacks in reusable packaging.

Pack a Litterless Lunch

6 Hours

Pack a litterless lunch for three consecutive days.

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The Story of Plastic – Host a Screening

8 Hours

Host a virtual screening of The Story of Plastic documentary.

Project image card - click to select this 8 hour project. Image shows close up of a table set with reusable foodware

Inspire Change in Restaurants

8 Hours

Help a local restaurant cut down on single-use plastics.

Project image card - click to select this 10 hour project. Image shows people sorting waste collected during an on-the-water cleanup

Conduct a #BreakFreeFromPlastic Brand Audit

10 Hours

Hold brands accountable for plastic pollution in your community - and globally.

Project image card - click to select this 10 hour project. Image shows students work together to make reusable bags out of old tshirts

Host a Better Bag Workshop

10 Hours

Get reusable bags into lots of hands and homes by hosting a workshop.

Project image card - click to select this 12 hour project. Image shows close up of a plastic spork.

Banish the Spork Packet

12 Hours

Transition your cafeteria away from wasteful spork packets.

 

Pathway Badges

Below is a list of all the Pathway Badges you can earn by completing the Actions above!

Earth Month Badge - Earn by completing the 5 Actions listed before.

Earth Protector

4 Steps

Beginner's Badge - Earn by completing the 5 Actions listed before.

Beginner’s Badge

4 Steps

  • Complete SOP Animated Short Journaling Questions
  • Complete Explore Uplifting Solutions
  • Complete Pack a Litterless Lunch
  • Complete Get moving with the #BreakFreeFromPlastics Movement
Artivist Badge - Earn by completing the 5 Actions listed before.

Artivist Badge

4 Steps

  • Submit Create a Better Bag
  • Submit Storytelling for the Future
  • Submit Get Creative with Artivism
  • Submit Write a Love Letter to the Sea
Sustainable School Badge - Earn by completing the 5 Actions listed before.

Sustainable School Badge

4 Steps

  • Submit Trending: #NudeFood
  • Submit Compost Your Food Waste
  • Submit Banish the Spork Packet
  • Submit Get Creative with Artivism
Systems Thinker Badge - Earn by completing the 5 Actions listed before.

Systems Thinker Badge

4 Steps

  • Submit Stop and Jot
  • Submit Be a Greenwashing Detective
  • Submit Signal the Alarm on Planned Obsolescence
  • Submit The Story of Plastic- System Mapping
Environmental Justice Badge - Earn by completing the 5 Actions listed before.

Environmental Justice Badge

4 Steps

  • Complete Breathe This Air Journaling Questions
  • Complete Examine Language Injustice
  • Complete Design a Zero Waste Composting Network
  • Complete Storytelling for the Future
Community Changemaker Badge - Earn by completing the 5 Actions listed before.

Community Change-Maker Badge

4 Steps

  • Submit Map Out My Local Government
  • Submit Engage with a Community Change-Maker
  • Submit Host a Better Bag Workshop
  • Submit Inspire Change in Restaurants
Story of Plastic Badge - Earn by completing the 5 Actions listed before.

The Story of Plastic Badge

4 Steps

  • Submit Stop and Jot
  • Submit Write to a Hero
  • Submit the Story of Plastic- Host a Screening
  • Submit Conduct a #BFFP Brand Audit
Active Citizen Badge - Earn by completing the 5 Actions listed before.

Active Citizen Badge

4 Steps