EcoTrack

Where EcoTrack Really Began

EcoTrack didn’t start as a product idea. It started as frustration.

I grew up in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand — a city full of potential, but struggling with one visible problem:
waste everywhere, no system to manage it.

People threw garbage on roads, drains, empty spots. Some waste stayed untouched for an entire week. Mosquitos, smell, pollution — it became part of daily life.

And the worst part? There was no proper system for citizens to report it, and no platform for staff or government to coordinate.

That’s when EcoTrack was born — not as a startup, but as something I wanted to donate back to my city.

The Problem in My City

Hazaribagh has cleaners, officers, and government staff — but no digital system that connects everyone together. After observing the problem closely, I found major gaps:

• • Waste piles stayed in the same spot for days or weeks
• • Citizens had no structured way to report any issue
• • Cleaning staff never received real-time location-based tasks
• • Government had zero visibility into what’s happening on the ground
• • Communication between citizens → staff → admin was completely broken

EcoTrack became my attempt to build a platform that simplifies reporting and accelerates response.

Why I Built EcoTrack

I kept asking myself:
“If we can track food delivery in real time, why not garbage pickup?”

EcoTrack was designed with a simple mission: give citizens a voice and give staff visibility.

At its core, the platform revolves around two things:

• • Simple reporting for citizens (photo + location)
• • Clear action flow for staff and admin to resolve issues quickly

A small complaint can trigger real action — if the system connects the right people at the right time.

What EcoTrack Enables

EcoTrack connects four types of users:
Citizens, Organizations (NGOs), Cleaning Staff, and Admin.

Each one gets a tailored experience:

• • Citizens report waste instantly with photos and pinned locations
• • Staff receive assigned tasks with accurate map directions
• • Organizations manage their staff and view task updates
• • Admins monitor the entire city from a single dashboard
• • Every report moves through a clean workflow: Submitted → Assigned → Resolved

EcoTrack is designed to make cleaning the city faster, transparent, and well-coordinated.

How I Built EcoTrack

I built EcoTrack with a clear intention — donate it to my city. No commercial motive. Just impact.

My work included:

• • Researching how waste management currently works in Hazaribagh
• • Designing flows for four different user roles
• • Architecting simple reporting + assignment + verification workflows
• • Building the core system using Next.js and Firebase
• • Using AI to accelerate development without compromising quality

EcoTrack was designed for people who aren’t tech-savvy, so everything had to be as simple as possible.

How the System Feels

EcoTrack feels like a “cleanliness control room” rather than a traditional app.

• • A structured, friendly interface for citizens
• • Staff dashboard that shows tasks clearly
• • Admin controls that give full visibility
• • Smooth map-based reporting and tracking
• • A flow that reduces delay and removes confusion

The system makes reporting easier than complaining.

Impact (Even Before Launch)

Even in its prototype form, EcoTrack showed how a city like Hazaribagh could function better:

• • Faster cleaning because tasks reach staff instantly
• • Reduced pollution hotspots through consistent reporting
• • Better accountability for cleaning teams
• • Structured communication between citizens and authorities
• • A model that other small cities could adopt

EcoTrack isn’t just a tool. It’s a small step toward a cleaner city.

What I Learned

EcoTrack taught me that meaningful products can come from something as simple as observing your own environment.

• • How to design civic-tech workflows
• • How to build systems for four different user types
• • How to blend community needs with product clarity
• • How to use AI to accelerate complex prototyping

EcoTrack will always be one of my most personal projects — because it was built for the streets I grew up walking on.