Three short courses on plastic and conservation.
Self-paced, practical, and free — each one ends with a certificate of completion.
Ocean Plastic 101: How Waste Reaches the Sea
The foundational course — understand exactly how land-based waste ends up in the ocean, why it persists for centuries, and what that means for marine life and coastal communities.
What you'll learn
- What plastic pollution actually looks like, from source to sea
- The land-to-ocean pathway: streets, storm drains, and rivers
- Why plastic can persist in the environment for centuries
- The real impact on marine life, food chains, and coastal economies
Certificate of completion
Complete all 8 modules, a quiz after each one, and the final assessment to unlock your certificate — issued and emailed immediately.
Start course →Community Cleanup & Interception Techniques
A practical, field-ready course for anyone who wants to organize or join cleanups — covering safety, equipment, and how interception infrastructure actually works.
What you'll learn
- Planning a safe, effective shoreline or riverside cleanup
- How storm-drain screens and floating river booms work
- Sorting collected material correctly by plastic type
- Handing material off to recycling partners the right way
Certificate of completion
Complete all 8 modules, a quiz after each one, and the final assessment to unlock your certificate — issued and emailed immediately.
Start course →From Waste to Resource: Recycling & the Circular Economy
Follow plastic's second life — how sorted material becomes raw feedstock again, and how the circular economy model turns waste collection into a sustainable system.
What you'll learn
- How sorted plastic is processed back into usable raw material
- The basics of the circular economy model, explained simply
- What it takes to partner with recycling plants and local businesses
- How to measure and report the real-world impact of a program
Certificate of completion
Complete all 8 modules, a quiz after each one, and the final assessment to unlock your certificate — issued and emailed immediately.
Start course →Choose how you'd like your certificate.
Every course is free to take. These are optional upgrades for your certificate once you complete it.
A polished digital certificate, delivered instantly.
- Digital PDF certificate with your name & completion date
- Secure, verifiable link via Certifier
- Shareable on LinkedIn and social media
- Delivered by email immediately after completion
Everything in Regular, plus a physical copy mailed to you.
- Everything included in Regular
- Certificate printed on premium, frameable cardstock
- Physically mailed to your address
- Priority processing
Payments are processed securely through PayPal. After payment, email your receipt to contact.hydraatm@gmail.com with your course name so we can confirm your upgrade.