Kazakhstani students have developed an application that will help combat illegal dumping sites.
Author - Mansur Ismagulov
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Students from inDrive's Spark Lab created the "No to Trash" app to combat illegal landfills in Almaty. Users photograph unauthorized dump sites, which are then displayed on a map; once confirmed by other participants, responsible parties begin the cleanup process. In just one month, more than 1,500 such sites were identified in Kazakhstan.
Students from Spark Lab, the project-based educational laboratory of inDrive, have developed a mobile application called "No More Trash." It will allow residents and guests of Almaty to participate in addressing the issue of illegal dumps.
Users need to take a photo of an unauthorized dump, after which its location will be displayed on the map within the app. Other participants can confirm the presence of the dump, and then responsible parties will begin cleaning up the waste.
In just one month, more than 1,500 unauthorized dumps were identified in Kazakhstan.
Source: digitalbusiness.kz
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