🌿 Albania Environmental Initiative

Cleaner means always better.

Snap a photo. Report it. Let communities hold municipalities accountable. Qelbsi turns every citizen into an environmental guardian.

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Albania's waste crisis demands accountability

Albania processed approximately one million tonnes of household waste in 2019. Municipalities struggle to monitor collection companies, while rural routes, tourist trails, and scenic corridors remain buried under uncollected trash — invisible to those in power.

78%
of Albanian waste treated in landfills with varying degrees of environmental control (GIZ, 2019)
1M+
tonnes of household waste processed annually — with a largely linear "collect and dispose" approach
+33%
more likely to achieve a goal when made public, according to Harvard research. Qelbsi makes it public.

Three steps to cleaner communities

A beautifully simple process. Open the app, snap a photo, let Qelbsi do the rest.

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Snap & Upload

See a polluted spot on your bike trail, hike, or daily commute? Open Qelbsi, take a quick photo, and upload it. Simple as that.

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Auto-Locate & Notify

The app reads your GPS coordinates, identifies the responsible municipality, and automatically forwards the report with precise geolocation data.

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Track & Hold Accountable

All reports feed a live public dashboard — mapping every polluted pin across Albania and ranking municipalities on response time and cleanliness.

Everything you need to make change happen

Built on transparency, data, and the power of collective action.

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Live Pollution Map

A real-time map of Albania showing every reported spot, colour-coded by severity and municipality.

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Municipality Rankings

Performance league tables showing top and bottom performers — driving competition between local governments.

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Response Time Tracking

See how fast each municipality reacts to reports. Data that puts pressure where pressure is needed.

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Red Spot Alerts

Chronic pollution zones get flagged as Red Spots — areas with the most reports demanding priority action.

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Direct Municipality Email

Reports land directly in every municipality's official inbox — no bureaucratic black holes.

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Auto-Generated Statistics

Dynamic metrics on most-reported areas, collection frequency, and performance trends over time.

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Open & Transparent

All data is publicly available on the web platform — full transparency for citizens, journalists, and officials.

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Built for Albania

Aligned with EU environmental standards as Albania progresses on its EU candidacy journey since 2014.

Public data. Public pressure.

Every report feeds the public web platform. Municipalities are colour-coded — red for worst performers, blue for the clean leaders. Data visible to everyone means no one can hide.


Most polluted
Needs improvement
Top performer

Municipality Performance Index

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Gjirokastër
92
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Korçë
85
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Durrës
60
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Shkodër
32

More than an app — a movement

Qelbsi is backed by a full communication campaign that targets youth, tourism activists, and environmentally conscious citizens.

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Storytelling Videos

Compelling short-form content showing real polluted spots and real change — making the abstract deeply personal.

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Youth Challenges

Gamified clean-up challenges that mobilise young Albanians to compete, share, and take action in their communities.

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Tourism Merch

POS materials sold at tourist info points, destination management offices, and souvenir shops — funding the mission long-term.

Ready to make Albania cleaner?

Download Qelbsi and turn your next walk, hike, or bike ride into a force for environmental accountability.

This initiative is presented by
CEI — Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

CEI develops tailored solutions for organisations with ambitions to thrive — through innovation, research, training, and institutional development.

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