Reuse Changemaker Bootcamp
Let’s Shake Things Up
The Story of Stuff is still being written—and you have a role to play. We’re inviting you to join Winning a Reusable Future: Changemaker Bootcamp—a virtual training designed to help you build a better future rooted in reuse.
Whether you’re new to organizing or already leading efforts in your community, this bootcamp will help you:
- Understand the plastics and waste crises.
- Explore how reuse systems can transform communities.
- Learn organizing skills to build local campaigns and drive change.
- Connect with other Changemakers and become part of a growing movement.
Want to learn about why reuse is the answer to the waste crisis? Read more here.
This online basic training is two hours long, with a short intermission on the hour. There is an optional additional Leadership Training on a separate date for participants ready to deepen their advocacy skills and take on bigger organizing roles.
Basic Training
Learn what’s broken in the system and why reuse is the key to turning off the tap of endless waste. We’ll dive into how reuse addresses climate change, health risks, environmental justice, and more—all while offering real, tangible solutions. Then, we’ll explore the building blocks of grassroots power and how to recruit and engage others, influence public policy, and spread the word about reuse.
leadership training
Ready to go deeper? This session is for emerging leaders who want to launch or grow reuse campaigns. We’ll cover team-building, strategy, mentorship, and sustainable leadership practices to keep your work thriving.
FAQs
- What if I can’t attend at the scheduled time(s)?
- We highly encourage participating at the scheduled time so that we can meet you, and you can meet your fellow Community members and reuse advocates! We’ve provided multiple time slots to accommodate busy schedules.
If you still can’t attend but want to learn asynchronously, please register and we’ll email you the recording of the training module.
We will also be hosting additional rounds of the Changemaker Bootcamp in coming months.
- We highly encourage participating at the scheduled time so that we can meet you, and you can meet your fellow Community members and reuse advocates! We’ve provided multiple time slots to accommodate busy schedules.
- Do I have to do all of the training sessions?
- When you sign up for the Bootcamp, you are committing to the 2-hour Basic Training. Leadership Training is an optional additional session for those who want to play a bigger role in the reuse advocacy movement.
- What is reuse?
- It’s as simple as the plate in your kitchen cabinet. A reuse system is a coordinated process where that plate—or a cup, container, or utensils—is washed and used again and again. Reuse stops waste before it begins, instead of trying to manage it after the damage is done.
- Why reuse?
- The plastic and single-use waste crisis is spiraling out of control. And we can’t recycle our way out of this. Reuse is the solution. Read more here.
