Name: This app makes it fun to pick up litter
Uploaded: 2017-02-28T16:04:41Z
Duration: 6 min 1 s
Description: The earth is a big place to keep clean. With Litterati -- an app for users to identify, collect and geotag the world's litter -- TED Resident Jeff Kirschner has created a community that's crowdsource-cleaning the planet. After tracking trash in more than 100 countries, Kirschner hopes to use the data he's collected to work with brands and organizations to stop litter before it reaches the ground.

The earth is a big place to keep clean. With Litterati -- an app for users to identify, collect and geotag the world's litter -- TED Resident Jeff Kirschner has created a community that's crowdsource-cleaning the planet. After tracking trash in more than 100 countries, Kirschner hopes to use the data he's collected to work with brands and organizations to stop litter before it reaches the ground.

Jeff Kirschner: This app makes it fun to pick up litter

This app makes it fun to pick up litter

Litterati empowers individuals and communities to enact change, proving that collective action can address environmental challenges.

Harnessing community power, Litterati transforms litter cleanup into a global data-driven movement for a cleaner planet.

Strategic data from Litterati influences city policies and corporate practices, proving small actions can lead to substantial changes.