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!
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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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Learn about how your elders maximized their resources before the deluge of “disposables”.
Ask your federal government representatives to co-sponsor the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (BFFPPA).
Engage with local politicians in a formal setting.
Write a letter to a hero in The Story of Plastic film to thank them for sharing their story.
Keep your compostable waste out of the trash and build healthy soil.
Raise awareness on what planned obsolescence is and what to do about it.
Learn about and map out how plastic influences our world: our choices, planet, health, and social systems.
Have fun and relax in nature!
Map out how your community could create a zero waste compost system.
Create your own Action that does not yet exist in Wayfinder Society!
Transition your cafeteria away from wasteful spork packets.
Host a virtual screening of The Story of Plastic documentary.
Tune into The Indisposable Podcast to hear inspiring discussions about how people are making "reduce and reuse" a reality.
Find out how your local government is structured.
Share your concerns about plastic pollution or plastic consumption with a local politician.
Help a local restaurant cut down on single-use plastics.
Explore various eco-career pathways and interview someone who is in your field of interest.
Hold brands accountable for plastic pollution in your community - and globally.
Pack a litterless lunch for three consecutive days.
Raise awareness of plastic pollution by recording a song or creating a video.
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