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.
![watch sop-banner Project image card - shows a person investigating head-high piles of plastic waste.](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/watch-sop-banner.png)
Find An Action
Use the search box or buttons to find an action based on your interests and goals!
![Examine Language Injustice with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Examinar la injusticia del lenguaje con la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fenceline-watch-tile.png)
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.
![Write a Love Letter to the Sea](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/love-letter-tile-new.png)
Give the ocean a voice by sending a Love Letter to the Sea.
![Engage with a Local Politician](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/local-politician-tile.png)
Share your concerns about plastic pollution or plastic consumption with a local politician.
![Banish the Spork Packet](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/banish-the-spork-packet-tile-new.png)
Transition your cafeteria away from wasteful spork packets.
![Ask Your Elders](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ask-your-elders-tile-new.png)
Learn about how your elders maximized their resources before the deluge of “disposables”.
![Do a Storytime Read-Aloud](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/storytime-read-aloud-tile-new.png)
Read a book about plastic pollution aloud to a class.
![Eco-Career Wayfinding](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eco-career-tile-2.png)
Explore various eco-career pathways and interview someone who is in your field of interest.
![Attend a City Council Meeting](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/city-council-tile-new.png)
Engage with local politicians in a formal setting.
![Storytelling for the Future](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/storytelling-for-the-future-tile-1.png)
Share your vision for a world where plastic pollution is unthinkable.
![Get Vocal on Social](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/socials-tile.png)
Use social media to spread plastic pollution awareness.
![Support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/bffppact-tile-new.png)
Ask your federal government representatives to co-sponsor the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (BFFPPA).
![The Story of Plastic – Host a Screening](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sop-screening-tile-1.png)
Host a virtual screening of The Story of Plastic documentary.
![Engage with a Community Change-Maker](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/engage-a-changemaker-tile-1.png)
Connect with another change-maker who is addressing plastic pollution in your area.
![Get Creative with Artivism](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/get-creative-tile.png)
Raise awareness of plastic pollution by recording a song or creating a video.
![#SkipTheStuff](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/skip-the-stuff-tile-1.png)
Get to know the #SkipTheStuff campaign.
![Signal the Alarm on Planned Obsolescence](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/planned-obsolescence-tile-lesson-new.png)
Raise awareness on what planned obsolescence is and what to do about it.
![Create an Anti-ad](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/anti-ad-tile-new.png)
Illuminate the invisible costs of the stuff we buy.
![The Story of Plastic – Watch the Film](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/watch-sop-tile-new.png)
Watch The Story of Plastic documentary and share your thoughts with us.
![Host a Better Bag Workshop](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/better-bag-workshop-tile-new.png)
Get reusable bags into lots of hands and homes by hosting a workshop.
![The Story of Plastic – System Mapping](https://algalita.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/system-mapping-tile.png)
Learn about and map out how plastic influences our world: our choices, planet, health, and social systems.
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