Jetsam
Your World; Cleaner
Very little is known about the plastic waste on our beaches and in our cities; where it comes from, what form it takes and why it appears in certain weather conditions and not others. Jetsam asks the question: Why don’t we know these things?
We’re putting the power to find out in your hands – Jetsam lets you to catalog the plastics that you see out and about, and helps us to gather the data that we need to make a difference.
Jetsam turns a walk along the beach, a commute to work or a stroll through the countryside into a Citizen Science adventure
Go from zero to community hero in just three steps!
Jetsam is a totally free app for your Android or iOS device, and downloading it only takes a few minutes. After you’ve downloaded Jetsam, you have complete access to the Jetsam community - you don’t even need to create an account to start contributing delicious data!
Yes, really! Jetsam doesn’t need you to alter your daily routine - you only need to be on the lookout for any plastic waste that you may see laying around. Taking your dog for a walk is the perfect opportunity to collect some data with Jetsam, and Fido will thank you for keeping things clean.
Every time you take a picture of plastics with Jetsam, we capture the location of that plastic waste. Don’t worry - we don’t track your location, just the position of those pesky plastics. The photo that you take is also uploaded to the Jetsam community, to support efforts around identifying types of waste.
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