Waste Pickers

La visibilidad importa: nuevas publicaciones enlazan género y problemas del reciclaje

Por Sonia Dias y Ana Carolina Ogando

Un nuevo estudio de investigación da voz a los recicladores y las recicladoras

A menudo se ignora el hecho de que los recicladores y las recicladoras son capaces de expresar sus preocupaciones, responder a desafíos y...

In India, Pune’s Poorest Operate One of the World’s Most Cost-effective Waste Management Models

A Q&A with Lakshmi Narayan As cities across the globe struggle to find efficient, cost-effective ways to manage waste, the women waste...

Visibility Matters: New Publications Bridge Gender and Waste Issues

By Sonia Dias and Ana Carolina Ogando

New international labour standard will help protect vulnerable workers from violence and harassment

When the 2019 International Labour Conference voted to adopt Convention 190 on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (C190),...

Pope Francis, the environment, and waste pickers

By Tania Espinosa Sánchez Pope Francis has made the environment and the poor a top priority since assuming his massively influential position...

Nuevo proyecto explora cómo los recicladores y recicladoras pueden ayudar a resolver la crisis de los residuos plásticos en los océanos

Entrevista a Taylor Cass TalbottEs difícil pasar por alto las portadas de revistas y noticieros con imágenes impactantes de montones de plásticos...

Work and Human Development: A Q&A with Nohra Padilla on the Experience of Waste Pickers in Bogota

Photo: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage This year’s Human Development Report, the United Nations Development Programme’s flagship publication,...

The Informal Sector in Waste Recycling in Egypt

Private Sector Participation in Municipal Solid Waste Services in Developing Countries