AnyJunk, an on-demand rubbish clearance firm in the UK, launched the first iPhone app for waste collection earlier this month. The solid waste management innovation allows users to record videos of their garbage and specify when they want it collected. “The app then automatically picks up their location through the iPhone’s GPS and send an email request to AnyJunk to quote for the clearance.”

Jason Mohr, founder of the cutting-edge waste disposal company, says “the big attraction of the app is it allows customers to get a much more precise quote without having to wait for a truck team to visit in person beforehand.”

The user-friendly app boasts a welcome screen with a button that once touched will enable the recording of a video of your garbage; users are then allowed to select convenient collection times. The more flexible the garbage collection request, the cheaper the service will be.

Despite its efficiency and flexible cost structure, which augurs well for its sustainability, this innovation’s potency, with respect to waste management, is limited to contexts where smart-phones are readily available and public services are high on the agenda.

Learn more about the ‘Junk Removal’ app.