Student Action Guides
We’ve laid out our top ways to take action at home, school, in your community, and beyond!
Everyone has a unique role to play in the quest to create a world where plastic pollution is unthinkable.
Wayfinder Society can help you find your role.
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Join students around the world by using these step-by-step guides to make a positive impact.
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Create an account to track your hours and to get help and feedback.
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Earn community service hours, apply for a mini-grant, and share your story!
We’re stopping plastic pollution in its tracks…
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Featured Action!
The Story of Plastic – Watch the Film
Watch this game-changing documentary about the effects of plastic on communities around the world. Complete this Action and the follow-up Action Systems Mapping to become eligible for our Student Mini-Grant.
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Where do you want to make an impact?
How do you want to create change?
Inspire and Educate | Tackle Litter
Get Ready to Reuse | Eat Without Plastic
Compost | Banish Plastic Bags
Join the Movement | Take Civic Action
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Begin at home
Our homes are a comfy and easy place to start making change!
School your school on being green
Changing habits at school has a multiplying impact – with the power to influence your whole community and beyond.
Our communities are our core units
Starting local is not only easier, but smarter. Change one community and the impact can grow from there.
Take it beyond your community to the global stage
Global collaboration is the key to shifting systemic issues.
Inspire and Educate your Community
Share your knowledge with others to multiply your impact!
Get Ready to Reuse
Reusing what we already have is the way forward!
Tackle Litter
Keep trash out of the environment.
Eat Without Plastic
Reduce plastic packaging and single-use foodware used at home, in school, and in your city.
Compost
By composting we isolate plastics as the main problem-material – and reduce carbon emissions!
Banish Plastic Bags
One of the easiest ways to reduce plastic in our lives.
Join the Movement
There are hundreds of organizations and thousands of people from around the world working together to address plastic pollution. Join us!
Take Civic Action
Use your voice to change laws and create lasting impact.
Make change in 1 day
These actions are all created take 3 hours or less to complete! Every small action makes a difference.
Make change in 1 week
These actions are all created take between 4 and 8 hours, which you can distribute across a week! These project are great for school assignments, collecting community service hours, or just challenging yourself to dig in a bit deeper!
Go big and take charge!
These actions are all created to take more than 8 hours. These are big projects, so plan about a month or more to go from start to finish. Completing such a big project means big impact!