Gathering trash, and not participating in the creation of it, is a good place to start. Help this project or those in a similar vein: https://www.theoceanclean

Gathering trash, and not participating in the creation of it, is a good place to start. Help this project or those in a similar vein: https://www.theoceancleanup.com https://www.theoceancleanup.com As much as I am against Zoo's, they do a lot of conservation work, as do many museums. They have boards you can serve on to help guide investments. Saving the rain forest. Engineer a disposable, insulating material that's actually biodegradable vs breaking down into microplastics to replace Styrofoam. Similar to the above, for forks/knives/spoons/plates/bowls. Support a healthy GMO movement that creates sustainable crops that use less acreage. Shorten your commute, plant trees, don't mow your lawn, turn your computer off at night, potty train kids ASAP, drink water, cut back meat, carpool, don't burn anything. Find ways to make the above easier for everyone and push for them. Acting locally will free up another motivated individual with better answers to act regionally, and that will trickle up. When the whole world is on fire, it's hard to focus on picking up that stray napkin. But if enough people pickup the coffee cups, we can focus on the next level up.