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.
Find An Action
Use the search box or buttons to find an action based on your interests and goals!
Read a book about plastic pollution aloud to a class.
Engage with local politicians in a formal setting.
Start a litterless lunch trend at your school!
Hold brands accountable for plastic pollution in your community - and globally.
Be a household leader by helping your family adopt more sustainable habits.
Ask your federal government representatives to co-sponsor the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (BFFPPA).
Illuminate the invisible costs of the stuff we buy.
Design a reusable bag from a t-shirt or any repurposed material.
Give the ocean a voice by sending a Love Letter to the Sea.
Share your vision for a world where plastic pollution is unthinkable.
Get reusable bags into lots of hands and homes by hosting a workshop.
Help a local restaurant cut down on single-use plastics.
Create your own Action that does not yet exist in Wayfinder Society!
Watch The Story of Plastic documentary and share your thoughts with us.
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.
Map out how your community could create a zero waste compost system.
Write a letter to a hero in The Story of Plastic film to thank them for sharing their story.
Learn about and map out how plastic influences our world: our choices, planet, health, and social systems.
Share your concerns about plastic pollution or plastic consumption with a local politician.
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