Recyclathon Recap

What a weekend! Kudos to all those who made it out to one of the many National Day of Civic Hacking events around the country, giving up their Saturday in the name of social good.

We were blown away by the enthusiasm and innovative ideas at the hackathon that we put on this weekend around the topic of recycling, and thought we’d share a few highlights.

Mayor Garcetti kicking off the event after some icebreakers and presentations from recycling experts

Data can only get you so far! LASAN’s Alex Helou shares more context and helps a team brainstorm

Check out the gallery of ideas submitted by our hackers here:

https://lacity-recyclathon.devpost.com/submissions

The winners were

• Best use of data- Containing Contamination by Raunak Pdednekar.
• Best idea pitch — RecycLAble by Lucas Magasweran and Rachel Magasweran.

An app that scans and identifies recyclable products and educates residents

And perhaps best of all, at least half of our attendees had never been to a hackathon before. Stay tuned for more events and ways to get involved, and remember to

In that order!