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  • Toolkits and Guides

    WASTE Bulletin October 2013

    Newsletter from WASTE Advisers on Urban Environment and Development More information about WASTE is here.

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Negotiating the Recycling Bonus Law: Waste Pickers and Collective Bargaining in Minas Gerais, Brazil

    This case study examines negotiations between the Waste Pickers National Movement (Movimento Nacional dos Catadores de Reciclᶥis),  or MNCR...

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  • Legal Instruments

    National Brazilian Waste Policy

    “This is a law document. This law establishes the Brazilian National Policy on Solid Waste; it amends the Law no. 9,605, February 12,...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force

    Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental ForceRecyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force from Erik Flakoll...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    No hay fronteras para los que luchan. Agosto-septiembre 2014

    Boletín de la Alianza Global de Recicladores, Agosto-septiembre 2014 Read the newsletter in English. Leer el boletín en español. Leia o boletim...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    En portada – Ciberbasura sin fronteras

    Según Naciones Unidas, Europa produce cerca de 50 millones de toneladas de basura electrónica al año, de la que gran parte acaba en los vertederos...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Number 5: Steps Towards Compliance With Order 275 of 2011

    In “Steps Towards Compliance with Order 275 of 2011”, the fifth video in the series Chronicles of a Fight for Inclusion, waste pickers recount...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Decreto Supremo No. 057-2004-PCM

    Reglamento de la Ley General No. 27314 de Residuos Sólidos en Perú

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  • Presentations

    Women Waste Pickers Toolkit – Low Resolution

    English language toolkit from the Waste and Gender Programme developed by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO),...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Entrevista con Neida Clara Tamayo Torrico (English Subtitles)

    (Español) Neida Clara Tamayo Torrico de la Red de Recolectores de Santa Cruz, Bolivia discute algunas de las dificultades que enfrentan los...

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