The idea is simple and it may just work. Whenever you see a piece of litter, take a picture with your phone, identify and geotag it before you dispose of it. While building a huge trash data bank, picking up litter becomes fun. So far, Litterati has cataloged over 750,000 pieces of litter from 114 countries, with hundreds being added every day. As awareness rises, littering should decline…
Litterati wants to make picking up litter fun
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