

Leslie Gittemeier
Points Total
- 0 Today
- 0 This Week
- 1,140 Total
Participant Impact
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up to1community eventshosted or attended
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up to2conversationswith people
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up to5minutesspent learning
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up to304pieces of litterpicked up
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up to7petitionssigned
Leslie's Actions
Community
Keep My Community Clean
I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day while following the CDC’s current guidelines for prevention of disease transfer.
Lifestyle
Support a Sharing Economy
I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.
Lifestyle
Reusable Face Coverings
Disposable masks are made of mixed materials and not recyclable. When possible, I will reduce my waste while protecting myself and others by wearing a reusable face covering when in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.
Community
Estimate My Plastic Consumption and Go #PlasticNeutral
I will visit rePurpose website, complete the 3-minute plastic consumption calculator, and explore how I can reBalance my annual plastic footprint.
Community
Give Some Green Gratitude
I will give a shout-out on social media to a local company, coworker, friend or family member for their plastic free or green efforts.
Community
Join a Cleanup Effort
I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community that follows the CDC’s current guidelines for prevention of disease transfer.
Food
Advocate For More Food Packaging Options
I will advocate for alternatives to single use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, or work.
Community
Share My Actions
I will post to my social media networks about how reducing our plastic use is important for both environmental justice and conservation.
Community
Sign a Petition
I will sign a petition in support of a plastic-related initiative in my state/province.
Community
Write Letters or Emails
I will write 1 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for plastic reduction policies that are better for both the planet and people.
Feed
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Leslie Gittemeier 7/28/2020 1:24 PMOnly 3 more days to go! Let's do this!!! -
Leslie Gittemeier 7/20/2020 12:50 PMI called my Senators and Representative today to urge them to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 (Senate Bill 3263, HR 5845). This bill would shift responsibility for waste management and recycling to manufacturers and producers (instead of consumers), set up a national beverage container refund, establish minimum recycled content standard and phase out certain single-use plastic products that are not recyclable. Additionally, the act would stop plastic waste exports.-
Wanda Kolo 7/28/2020 6:58 PMWoot woot! Go Leslie. Thank you for taking action.
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Leslie Gittemeier 7/16/2020 10:27 AMGreat job team, we have passed 5,000 points! -
Leslie Gittemeier 7/13/2020 10:43 AMIf you are looking for a free film to watch to learn about the plastic problem, I recommend Frontline's Plastic Wars, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dk3NOEgX7o.-
Lacy Cagle (Ecochallenge.org Staff) 7/13/2020 11:18 AMThanks for the suggestion, Leslie! I'll check it out!
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Leslie Gittemeier 7/11/2020 3:40 PMGreat job team! Today we passed 4,000 points and we are currently in 19th place. Keep up the great work and spread the word. :D-
Wanda Kolo 7/14/2020 6:05 PMAwesome!!!
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Leslie Gittemeier 7/07/2020 10:04 AMHi team!
We now have 59 members, hooray! I hope your first week of Plastic Free July has gone well. We would love to celebrate your accomplishments with you and provide you with answers or support for any challenges you face. You can post on the team's feed by clicking "Feed" on the top bar, on the page it brings you to you'll find a text box. Check the "Post Only to My Team's Feed" if you would only like the Saint Louis Zoo team to see what you write.
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Leslie Gittemeier 7/06/2020 10:04 AMGreenpeace has assessed the plastic use and reduction efforts by some major U.S. grocers. You can check out their results at https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/reports/packaging-away-the-planet-2019/. -
Leslie Gittemeier 7/06/2020 9:16 AMTo find a lot of petitions focused on plastic reduction check out this Plastic Pollution Coalition website, https://p2a.co/DUghpK4. -
Leslie Gittemeier 7/02/2020 9:29 AMOur team is almost to 1,500 points and it's only day two of the official challenge! Can you points get us past this threshold today? -
Reflection QuestionCommunity Keep My Community CleanHow does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?
Leslie Gittemeier 7/02/2020 9:10 AMI shows that I care about the cleaniliness and health of our community and hopefully encourages those who witness me cleaning to also help keep the community clean or at least not pollute.