My jaw dropped when I saw the headline thinking an idea of mine had not fell on deaf ears. Then I realized it was just another instance of parallel development

My jaw dropped when I saw the headline thinking an idea of mine had not fell on deaf ears. Then I realized it was just another instance of parallel development of ideas. Over two years ago when I was living in a rice farming village in Java, Indonesia, and was very upset about all the trash being put in pits or burned since there was no garbage pickup I thought of an 'Uber for garbage' app and business model. The garbage was becoming worse, because people were hauling goods back to their village an opening up small stands with mostly junk - soda, candy and plastic toys, and nowhere to send the waste. Recyclers or garbage pickup could become efficient and lucrative for the small truck recyclers and scrappers, if villages could request a pickup and any available driver could accept and create his route for the day. Uber for garbage pickup and recycling was how I referred to it to people at airports, and anybody who would listen. Their idea is similar but more of a money-maker catering to first world businesses like Whole Foods. I hope it can branch out and become successful in the villages around the world for the local economies too. I wish them luck and prosperity.