NEW PHONE APPLICATION COULD HELP SOLVE CAMBODIA’S WASTE ISSUE

The GoGreen application provides real time data and
allows users to actively engage in helping
 to solve Cambodia’s waste problem.

GoGreen, an environmentally conscious project, has developed a new application that they hope can engage young people and clean up Cambodia’s streets.

GoGreen has launched Cambodia’s first eco-friendly clean-up mobile phone application in an effort to help solve the country’s waste problem.

The application, which is currently available on all android phones, uses real time data and allows users to highlight parts of the city with a lot of waste, organise community clean-ups, and even suggest locations that need a litter bin.

“The app is a useful tool in engaging people with environmental awareness. Not only can it track the city’s waste and facilitate clean-ups, but it also sends out tips and messages to educate people on the consequences of waste pollution,” said co-founder Grace Smith, speaking at the official launch of the phone application.

GoGreen is a project started by Smith and Natalja Rodionova in March 2016. After attending a half-hearted clean-up event in Phnom Penh, they were inspired to take matters into their own hands. Their first clean-up operation attracted more than 100 people, and subsequent events drew more than 300 people. That was when they knew they could take the project further.

Read full article at Southeast Asia Globe: http://sea-globe.com/new-phone-application-could-help-solve-cambodias-waste-issue/

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