New Mobile App Allows Georgians to Locate Littered Spots

TBILISI - Georgia's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection has partnered with Tbilisi-based mobile telecommunications company Geocell to launch a new application that allows users to mark littered areas throughout the country.

Dubbed Movla (or 'caring' in Georgian) the program was presented to the public at the Mtskheta railway station just outside the capital, Tbilisi. The software provides users with photographs of littered areas and the ability to geo-locate the position on the map as well as share the information on social networks.

The application also allows users to identify the litter and label it as communal, construction, industrial or mixed waste.

According to Environment Minister Gigla Agulashvili, the new app will help Georgian citizens to organize public campaigns that demand the areas be cleaned.

Movla also provides safety details about the proper protective gear needed for dealing with industrial waste.

The application is already available for Android users and can be downloaded from Google Play.

Geocell said an iOS version for Apple mobile devices was in development and would be released in the near future.

By Tamar Svanidze

Edited by Nicholas Waller

Photo: Geocell