waste

  • Plastic Pirates

    Plastic Pirates
    • Project lead: Gudrun Obersteiner
    • Institute for Waste Management, BOKU University
    • Address: Muthgasse 107/3.Stock, 1190 Vienna
    • Telephone: +43 1 47654-81300
    • Topic: Water, Waste
    • Activity: measuring, photography, counting, identifying, locating, rating, observing, experimenting
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.plastic-pirates.eu/at
    Plastic Pirates - Go Europe! A Citizen Science Initiative to investigate plastic pollution along riversThe pollution of beaches and riverbanks in Europe with plastic waste does not stop at borders. Preventing micro- and macroplastics in the environment, addressing this challenge scientifically and researching sustainable materials are therefore tasks we need to work on together across Europe.Plastic Pirates - Go Europe! was first developed in Germany in 2016. Since January 2022, with the...

  • DANUBE4all

    • Project lead: Helmut Habersack
    • BOKU University
    • Address: Am Brigittenauer Sporn 3
    • Telephone: +43 1 47654-81901, 81911
    • Topic: Plants, Animals, Economy, Land use, Geology, Traffic, Water, Waste, Living together
    • Activity: measuring, photography, counting, identifying, locating, rating, discussing, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.danube4allproject.eu/
    DANUBE4all is an EU project with the main task of developing a comprehensive action plan for the renaturation of river stretches in the Danube River Basin (DRB). To this end, a collaborative stakeholder process is being developed that actively incorporates the interests of citizens. The action plan is intended to contribute to the improvement of the ecological status, biodiversity and river connectivity of the Danube ecosystems and thus supports the EU mission OCEAN ‘Mission Healthy Oceans...

  • Environmental distribution of bisphenol A

    Environmental distribution of bisphenol A
    • Project lead: Andreas Wagner
    • University of Innsbruck, Department of Microbiology
    • Address: Technikerstr. 25d, 6020 Innsbruck
    • Telephone: 051250751
    • Topic: Health, Water, Waste, Soil
    • Activity: experimenting
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.bpaindeinerumwelt.at/
    The project “Environmental distribution of bisphenol A” investigates the possible spread of bisphenol A (BPA) in our environment. To this end, citizen scientists collect samples (soil, sludge, water, etc.) and send them to our laboratory, where the BPA concentration in the samples is determined.What are the aims of the project?Via a public sampling approach, any kind of sample that possibly contains BPA is sent to the lab and BPA concentrations are determined. The team of the...

  • Salon of Open Secrets

    Salon of Open Secrets
    • Project lead: Stefanie Wuschitz and Patrícia J. Reis
    • Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
    • Address: Schillerplatz 3, 1010 Wien
    • Telephone: 06601412419
    • Topic: Media, Culture, Waste, Gender, Living together
    • Activity: Online game, discussing, experimenting
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: http://www.salonofopensecrets.at/
    It is an open secret that hardware operating on our smart devices contains not only plastic, but also conflict materials such as tungsten, tin, tantulum and gold. Technology is therefore not neutral. These resources are mined in conflict regions, assembled to electric circuits under harmful labour conditions and mostly ending up in contaminating landfills. This pollution is best understood as an enactment of ongoing colonial relations to Land. Arts-based research methods...

  • Recycling Heroes

    • Project lead: Munir Merdan
    • bee produced GmbH
    • Address: Julius-Tandler-Platz 7/11, 1090 Wien
    • Telephone: +43 1 34 60 708‬
    • Topic: Economy, Waste
    • Activity: measuring, identifying, rating
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.recyclingheroes.at/
    The sale of electrical and electronic equipment is constantly increasing and accordingly e-waste has already become the fastest growing waste stream in the world. Our society needs to face this challenge without delay, so the Recycling Heroes project aims to raise awareness about e-waste, especially among students but also in society in general, by combining the principles of the circular economy with citizen science methods.ParticipationAs citizen scientists, the students develop...

  • ECHO

    The picture shows the ECHO soil sampling kit for citizen scientists. The kit contains various materials for taking soil samples and recording soil health indicators as part of the ECHO project.
    • Project lead: Tanja Mimmo
    • Free University of Bolzano, Italy
    • Address: Universitätsplatz 1,39100 Bozen (BZ), Italien
    • Telephone: +39 0471 017161
    • Topic: Food, Health, Politics, Waste, Living together, Soil
    • Activity: Online game, measuring, photography, counting, locating, rating, discussing, observing, experimenting, Offline participation
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Family-friendly: Family-friendly
    • Project link: https://echosoil.eu/
    Engaging Citizens in Soil Science: the Road to Healthier SoilsThe project aims to engage citizens in protecting and restoring soils by building their skills and enhancing their knowledge on soils. Citizens will actively contribute to the project’s data collection, promote soil stewardship, and foster behavioural change across the EU. What are the aims of the project? ECHO aims to improve soil health across Europe by actively...

  • SUNRISE

    An elderly lady is sitting at a table, eating meat and dumplings from a plate in front of her with a fork. In her other hand she is holding a piece of bread. There is also a salad and a bread basket on the table.
    • Project lead: Doris Eglseer
    • Medical University of Graz
    • Address: Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, 8045 Graz
    • Topic: Food, Health, Waste
    • Activity: measuring, photography, identifying, locating, rating, discussing, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Family-friendly: Family-friendly
    • Project link: https://www.medunigraz.at/kooperationen-forschung/wissenschaft-gesellschaft/sunrise
    How can healthy and sustainable nutrition be achieved in nursing homes? In the SUNRISE project, residents, staff, and researchers work together to develop practical solutions and create a guideline for everyday practice.

  • CrowdWater

    • Project lead: Prof. Jan Seibert & Dr. Ilja van Meerveld
    • Physical Geography Division Department of Geography
    • Address: University of Zurich - Irchel Winterthurerstr. 190 CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Telephone: +41 44 635 51 74
    • Topic: Weather, Land use, Water, Waste
    • Activity: Online game, measuring, photography, counting
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://crowdwater.ch/en/welcome-to-crowdwater/
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    CrowdWater is a hydrological citizen science project of the University of Zurich. CrowdWater uses an app to collect data about water. No prior knowledge is required to participate.What is the project about?CrowdWater stands for independent and reliable data collection by anyone with an interest in water. The observations collected with the CrowdWater app can complement existing measurements and be used for hydrological modeling. The method is being developed in Zurich and...