Jeff Kirschner: This app makes it fun to pick up litter
Jeff Kirschner: Esta aplicación hace divertido el recoger basura
Jeff Kirschner created a global community that's eradicating litter one piece at a time. Full bio
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por los bosques de Oakland
a plastic tub of cat litter in a creek.
un tubo de plástico de arena para gato.
it reminded me of summer camp.
parents come barreling through the gates,
a nuestros ansiosos padres,
cinco piezas de basura".
five pieces of litter."
each picking up five pieces,
recogiendo basura,
mucho más limpio.
a much cleaner camp.
cleanup model to the entire planet?
de limpieza multitudinario
for Litterati.
a litter-free world.
libre de basura.
using Instagram.
mediante Instagram.
artística y accesible;
and approachable;
tenía 50 fotos en mi teléfono
I had 50 photos on my phone
I was having on the planet.
que tenía en el planeta.
what I was doing,
lo que hacía,
que solo fotos bonitas;
than just pretty pictures;
that was collecting data.
una comunidad recolectora de datos.
where pieces were being picked up.
se recogían las piezas de basura.
the community grew
right in that bullseye.
justo en ese punto.
the background of our lives.
el trasfondo de nuestra vida.
to the forefront?
lo que está en nuestras calles,
what was on our streets,
to make a difference?
para hacer un cambio?
what percentage of litter was cigarettes.
porcentaje de la basura eran cigarros.
en la calle
in the streets
recolectando información
en la venta de cigarros.
on all cigarette sales.
información con lápices y portapapeles
with pencils and clipboards
if our technology could help.
si nuestra tecnología podría ayudar.
era mi cuenta de Instagram --
was my Instagram account --
if that's a Parliament or a Pall Mall.
si es el Parlamento o un Pall Mall.
is geotagged and time-stamped,
con ubicación y hora,
no solo para defenderlo,
to not only defend but double the tax,
el impuesto.
of four million dollars
de cuatro millones de dólares
I learned two things:
la herramienta apropiada --
tiene una huella singular de basura,
has a unique litter fingerprint,
both the source of the problem
ambos, la causa del problema
el porcentaje de cigarros,
the percentage of cigarettes,
well, how about Oakland
¿cómo es la de Oakland
y económicos?
and economic interests?
that's covered in blight.
de Oakland muy deteriorado.
and picked up 1,500 pieces.
y recogió cerca de 1500 piezas.
from a very well-known taco brand.
de una marca de tacos muy conocida.
were their own hot sauce packets,
de salsa picante de esa marca,
hadn't even been opened.
no estaban si quiera abiertas.
to the solution --
gives out hot sauce upon request
salsa picante por petición
sustainable packaging.
una amenaza ambiental,
an environmental hazard,
que con nuestros hijos.
than with our kids.
1,247 pieces of litter
recogió 1247 piezas de basura
common type of litter
tipo de basura más común
de su propia cafetería.
from their own cafeteria.
al director y le preguntaron,
to their principal and asked,
comprando pajitas?"
podrían marcar una diferencia,
they could each make a difference,
if you're a student or a scientist,
estudiante o científico,
in the Northern California woods,
en el bosque del norte de California,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jeff Kirschner - EntrepreneurJeff Kirschner created a global community that's eradicating litter one piece at a time.
Why you should listen
When his 4-year old daughter saw a plastic tub of cat litter in the woods, little did Jeff Kirschner realize that it would be the spark for creating Litterati -- a global movement that's "crowdsource-cleaning" the planet one piece of litter at a time.
Featured in National Geographic, Time Magazine, Fast Company and USA Today, Litterati has become a shining example of how communities are using technology and data to solve our world's most complex problems.
Kirschner has shared the Litterati story at Fortune 500 companies such as Google, Facebook and Uber, keynoted environmental summits at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Keep America Beautiful, as well as leading schools including Stanford, MIT and the University of Michigan. He was recently a TED Resident, where he developed Litterati into an idea worth spreading.
Jeff Kirschner | Speaker | TED.com