Two college students, Alex Freid and Amira Odeh, are working hard to make the environment an important issue.

Appalled at the sheer volume of “trash” that overwhelmed his campus on moveout week, Alex came up with an innovative solution for his school that is now being replicated on campuses across the country.

Amira Odeh loves the beaches in her country, Puerto Rico, and was distraught by the plastic waste littering the shoreline. She knew her individual actions weren’t enough, so she founded the No Mas Botellas campaign.

These two college heroes are inspiring real-life examples of what it looks like to grow Solutions.

To learn more about what they have been doing, watch this podcast put out by The Story of Stuff Project, or download it for later, or subscribe to the series.

Courtesy of the Story of Stuff Project and Annie