A schoolgirl from Lviv received a prestigious award for an application for sorting garbage

A schoolgirl from Lviv received a prestigious award for an application for sorting garbage
Katerina Belousova

The results of the competition show that the scientific priorities are future technologies, ecology, innovations and overcoming the consequences of Russian aggression

The 11th grade student of the Lviv Law Gymnasium won a "gold" medal and a special prize from Norton University of Cambodia at the international innovation show INOVA, Croatia, for the development of the Ecobuy application.

This program optimizes the process of sorting garbage and increases the level of environmental awareness of users, the Property Management of Common Property of the Lviv Regional Council reports on Facebook.

On the website of the Small Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (MAN) it is noted that the application has a built-in database, a barcode scanner, the function of determining the location of the user and the estimated cost of secondary raw materials. The application is based on the European Parliament's Waste Directive. The program was tested by 10 people who filled out thematic questionnaires for 21 days.

The study showed that the main reasons for refusing to sort waste are lack of time and low awareness of waste management.

MAN's President Stanislav Dovgiy noted that the results of the competition show that future technologies, ecology, innovation and overcoming the consequences of Russian aggression are scientific priorities.

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that high ​​school student from Kherson Artem Dedenok created a new type of ecological food sources due to biosynthesis in bacteria and food residues. The technology already allows you to charge a smartphone.

As EcoPolitic previously reported, students of the Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute have developed a unique water filter which is capable of cleaning it from chemicals, viruses and bacteria.

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