Brazil

Paying Waste Pickers for Environmental Services: A Critical Examination of Options Proposed in Brazil

This Brief synthesizes the main conclusions of the research and the methodology proposed by the Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic...

Relatórios das Cidades, Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal – Catadoras e Catadores em Belo Horizonte, Brasil

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond...

Informality and Inclusive Green Growth

Belo Horizonte Selective Waste Collection Programme

Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

This Briefing Note explores the origin and key elements of public policy focused on the integration of waste pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil....

O Fórum Municipal Lixo e Cidadania: Uma plataforma de Inclusão Social e Participação

Executive Summary – Informal Economy IEMS Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is a qualitative and quantitative study designed to evaluate the reality of these workers’ lives....

Our Children Do Not Get the Attention They Deserve

This report presents the results of a five-city research study examining informal women workers’ access to child care in Brazil, Ghana,...

Waste and Citizenship Forums – Achievements and Limitations

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Recycling in Belo Horizonte, Brazil – An Overview of Inclusive Programming

Brazil is one of the world’s most progressive countries in integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems, and Belo Horizonte...