Local missions are things you can do where you live — in Columbus that means your own street, shoreline or school. Global missions add up across every arena on the network.
Local · PlanetStreak · 30 days+300 XP
Rinse and sort every recyclable item for a month, and learn what your local program actually accepts. Check in daily.
+0.5 kg waste per check-in
The average US household discards about 2 kg of recyclable material a day and captures only a third of it (EPA Facts & Figures). Sorting everything diverts ~0.5 kg more per day.
Local · PlanetStreak · 21 days+255 XP
Keep food scraps out of the bin for three weeks: a backyard pile, a worm bin, or your city's green cart. Check in daily.
+0.25 kg waste per check-in
Americans waste about 0.27 kg of food per person per day (EPA). Composting it keeps that out of landfill, where it would release methane.
Global · PlanetProof+250 XP
Keep every piece of plastic you throw away for seven days, then sort, count and photograph it. Post the count and the three items you will swap.
+1 actions when approved
Counted as one completed audit. Most people find 60 to 100 items. The swaps you choose feed the Zero Single-Use Week.
Counted with SavingTheWorld.org
Global · PlanetStreak · 7 days+185 XP
Seven days with no disposable cups, bottles, bags or cutlery. Carry your own. Check in each night.
+0.1 kg waste per check-in
A typical day of single-use items (one coffee cup, one bottle, two bags, one set of cutlery) weighs about 0.1 kg (Ocean Conservancy item weights).
Counted with SavingTheWorld.org
Local · CommunityProof+250 XP
Spend an hour clearing litter from a beach, riverbank, park or your own street. Post a photo link or a short note with the spot and roughly how much you collected.
+4 kg waste when approved
One full standard trash bag of mixed litter weighs about 4 to 6 kg (Ocean Conservancy International Coastal Cleanup averages). We count 4 per approved cleanup.
Counted with SavingTheWorld.org
Local · CommunityProof+250 XP
Run a 20-minute session for a classroom, team or family on one topic from this arena. Post a photo link or a one-paragraph recap with how many people joined.
+1 hours when approved
Counted as one hour given. Reach is noted in your proof but not multiplied.
Counted with Contrib.com
How we count, and what we don't claim
Check-ins are self-reported and shown as logged. Proof missions are reviewed by a person before they count as verified. Each per-action figure is a conservative public estimate (EPA, IEA, UN Environment or peer-reviewed sources named on the card), rounded down. These numbers are for keeping score and staying honest, not for carbon accounting or offsets. If you think a figure is wrong, say so on the contact form and we will fix it in public.