Impact
La Reunion, France: Using geospatial data science to understand litter
The research was conducted by trained researchers using the Litterati app’s citizen scientist feature to enable consistent data collection to better understand the litter problem.
Why are people collecting Litter Data?
Learn about how our work to change behavior focuses on finding the individual’s goal, then boosting their ability to reach that goal. With this person-centered approach, we can apply ethical behavior optimization techniques that help individuals progress on their own path, instead of pushing them to focus only on our goals.
Kerala, India: Empowering individuals to drive local change
Working with local community to create an environmental champion in order to involve relevant stakeholders to start driving change.
Baseline research to document the world’s cigarette butt litter
Philip Morris International contracted with Litterati to establish a global baseline of litter from tobacco-related products from which they plan to monitor, year after year to monitor the progress and improvements.
Bloomberg CityLab: The Futility of Picking Up the Trash
Litter collection may not be doing enough to stall a vicious cycle of new trash. Data on littering suggests a better route may be to hold producers accountable.
Cosmos Magazine: Unmasking the problem of COVID litter
Study finds an over 80-fold increase in littered masks during the pandemic.
SmartCitiesWorld: US cities invited to take data-driven approach to littering
Litterati’s Analyse tool allows cities to take a data science approach to addressing the problem of litter