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    Livelihoods April 17, 2018

    How One Brazilian City Used Theater and Song to Popularize Recycling – and the Poor Workers Behind It

    Brazil has been a global trailblazer when it comes to integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems. But its progressive policies...

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    Livelihoods March 01, 2018

    Threat of A New Waste Incinerator in Mexico City Puts Informal Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods at Risk

    In Mexico City, a controversy is brewing over a proposed billion-dollar waster incinerator that threatens the livelihoods of the city’s estimated...

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    Livelihoods March 01, 2018

    Ponen en riesgo el sustento de vida de recicladores informales con proyecto de incineración de basura en la CDMX

    En la Ciudad de México, la polémica continúa creciendo en torno a la construcción de una incineradora de residuos que supera los 100 mil...

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    Livelihoods November 23, 2017

    Waste pickers in Medellín, Popayán, and Montería receive their first payment as recycling public service providers

    Technical team and leaders of ARRECICLAR in Medellín. Photo: Arreciclar 

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    Livelihoods October 09, 2017

    Recicladores y recicladoras de Medellín y Popayán y Montería reciben primer pago por servicios públicos de reciclaje

    Equipo técnico y líderes de ARRECICLAR en Medellín. Foto: Arreciclar

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    Livelihoods July 31, 2017

    Joburg’s Reclaimers Win Important First Victory in Fight Against Privatization

    On July 13, hundreds of Johannesburg’s informal waste pickers (known locally as “reclaimers”) — men and women who have been collecting, separating,...

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    Livelihoods April 21, 2017

    Who really cares about our Earth? Neglecting waste pickers’ contributions, promoting huge business profits.

    Things are not easy for those protecting the Earth.

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    Livelihoods April 21, 2017

    ¿Nos importa realmente nuestra Tierra? Se descuidan las contribuciones de las recicladoras y los recicladores, y se fomentan enormes lucros empresariales.

    por Lucía Fernández

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    Livelihoods April 19, 2017

    Reportaje fotográfico: Esfuerzos internos para fortalecer el liderazgo entre las mujeres recicladoras

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    Gender and Waste Project March 07, 2017

    Photo Essay: Inside Efforts to Strengthen Leadership among Women Waste Pickers

    WIEGO’s Organizing and Representation Programme and Urban Policies Programme works with waste picker organizations in South Africa and Brazil...

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