Waste Pickers

A Green Army is Ready to Keep Plastic Waste Out of the Ocean

This OpEd looks at the millions of waste pickers worldwide whose work gathering material is helping keep the oceans healthier.

Incineração de resíduos e Catadores: Um guia técnico sobre tecnologias de recuperação energética de resíduos sólidos

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Dakar : après s’être mis dans la peau des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel, des avocats réévaluent les politiques

Les politiques ayant un impact sur la vie des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel sont rarement élaborées sur la base de la connaissance...

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...

Reducing Waste in Coastal Cities through Inclusive Recycling

The RWCC Project Waste pickers worldwide contribute significantly in preventing ocean waste pollution by recycling and reusing materials...

Mexico City Recognizes the Rights of Informal Waste Pickers

On July 15th 2016, Mexico City’s Human Rights Commission (CDHDF) issued Recommendation 7/2016, named “Omissions in Mexico City’s urban solid...

Brazilian recyclers take the wheel in door to door collection

In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, a new model of selective collection has given informal catadores (recyclers) responsibility for collecting door-to-door...

Refusing to be Cast Aside: Waste Pickers Organising Around the World

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Reclaiming Livelihoods: The Role of Reclaimers in Municipal Waste Management Systems

Organizando en las calles: Un estudio de recicladores en las calles de Ciudad del Cabo

Un resumen basado en el informe de Koni Benson y Nanadi Vanga-Mgijima, Grupo Internacional de Investigación e Información Laboral