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Environment and everyday life

Remove waste properly without long research.

LifeZen orders items by photo and explains the appropriate wasteway in a understandable language. Local rules are taken into account when available for the selected region.

Available in BetaiPhoneAndroid
A person photographs a packaging to find the right way to waste.
development statusby beta
AvailabilityPublic for iPhone and Android
PlatformsApp Store · Google Play
Updated29 July 2026

The AI functions are running OpenZen AI 1B.

LifeZen: real screen of waste recognition
This is how it works

Three steps instead of long research.

  1. Photographing the object or packaging.
  2. A comprehensible arrangement of the Abfallart.
  3. Compare the proposed wasteway with local rules.
The important boundaryWaste management rules can be different in the region. LifeZen provides guidance and does not replace the binding indications of the competent waste management.
Data & Image Recognition

Processing on your own OpenZen infrastructure.

Photos for waste recognition are encrypted to the own operated OpenZen infrastructure in Germany and there are processed with OpenZen AI. There is no transmission to external AI providers. The processing serves exclusively the requested order; LifeZen does not use advertising and no marketing tracking.

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LifeZen is publicly available for iPhone and Android. reference to regional rules and unclear results will help to further develop.

Official Information

LifeZen uses the own operated OpenZen server infrastructure in Germany. website, data protection and support are provided exclusively through OpenZen.

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