Jeff Kirschner: This app makes it fun to pick up litter
ג'ף קירשנר: האפילקציה הזו הופכת איסוף אשפה לכיף
Jeff Kirschner created a global community that's eradicating litter one piece at a time. Full bio
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a plastic tub of cat litter in a creek.
it reminded me of summer camp.
זה הזכיר לי את מחנה הקיץ.
parents come barreling through the gates,
לעבור בהמוניהם דרך השערים,
five pieces of litter."
each picking up five pieces,
כל אחד אוסף חמישה פריטים,
a much cleaner camp.
cleanup model to the entire planet?
של מיקור קהל לניקוי כל הפלנטה?
for Litterati.
a litter-free world.
using Instagram.
and approachable;
I had 50 photos on my phone
I was having on the planet.
what I was doing,
than just pretty pictures;
that was collecting data.
where pieces were being picked up.
the community grew
right in that bullseye.
the background of our lives.
to the forefront?
what was on our streets,
to make a difference?
what percentage of litter was cigarettes.
איזה אחוז של אשפה היתה סיגריות.
in the streets
on all cigarette sales.
על מכירת סיגריות.
with pencils and clipboards
if our technology could help.
אם הטכנולוגיה שלנו תוכל לעזור.
was my Instagram account --
חשבון האינסטגרם שלי --
if that's a Parliament or a Pall Mall.
אם זה פרלמנט או פאל מאל.
is geotagged and time-stamped,
ועם חותמת זמן,
to not only defend but double the tax,
לא רק כדי להגן אלא להכפיל את המס,
of four million dollars
של ארבעה מיליון דולר
I learned two things:
has a unique litter fingerprint,
both the source of the problem
the percentage of cigarettes,
well, how about Oakland
ובכן, מה עם אוקלנד,
and economic interests?
הסביבתיים והכלכליים שלהם?
that's covered in blight.
and picked up 1,500 pieces.
from a very well-known taco brand.
were their own hot sauce packets,
היתה חפיסות הרוטב החריף שלהם,
hadn't even been opened.
to the solution --
gives out hot sauce upon request
אריזות רוטב חריף לפי דרישה,
sustainable packaging.
an environmental hazard,
than with our kids.
מאשר עם הילדים שלנו.
1,247 pieces of litter
common type of litter
from their own cafeteria.
to their principal and asked,
they could each make a difference,
if you're a student or a scientist,
in the Northern California woods,
ביערות צפון קליפורניה,
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