Implementing ILO R204 on the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy: Lessons from South Africa’s Experience
The responsibility for implementation of the International Labour Organization’s Recommendation 204 concerning the Transition from the Informal...
Read More
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Waste Pickers
This brief explores the challenges that waste pickers face with EPR and offers ideas for developing more inclusive EPR systems, based on...
Read More
Inclusive Public Space Planning & Design: Lessons from Asiye eTafuleni, Durban, South Africa.
This document reflects on the work of Asiye eTafuleni, a non-profit organization operating out of inner-city Durban, South Africa. Asiye...
Read More
Formalization as Public Service Providers: Achievements and Obstacles for Colombia’s Waste Pickers
This technical brief provides an analysis of the process that led to the recognition and remuneration of Colombia’s waste picker sector...
Read More
Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives
This brief provides waste picker organizations, policymakers and practitioners with information about waste-to-energy initiatives, and solid...
Read More
Making Agricultural Value Chain Programmes Work for Workers: A Practical Guide for Development Donors and Practitioners
This guide, aimed at development donors and practitioners, seeks to improve the poverty, economic and gender impacts of agricultural value...
Read More
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...
Read More
Waste Pickers and Carbon Finance: Issues to Consider
This Technical Brief clarifies the requirements for carbon finance mechanisms to provide an assessment of whether informal waste picker membership-based...
Read More
