Waste Pickers

Theoretical Considerations on Gender, Empowerment and Waste

This is Book 1 in a series, “From Theory to Action: Gender and Waste Recycling: A Toolkit for Teachers, Researchers and Practitioners.”  ...

Ejercicio 2: Conciencia de las relaciones de género – Actividad ping-pong

Género y reciclaje: De la teoría a la acción Un manual para profesores, investigadores y profesionales

Struggles and Victories: Waste Pickers on the Frontline. December 2015-April 2016

Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter, December 2015-April 2016Read the newsletter in English.Leer el boletín en español. Leia o boletim...

Derecho a la ciudad y privatizacion de la basura

en Español   Este video, producido por WIEGO en colaboración con la Universidad de Uruguay UDELAR y el proyecto “Más allá de la basura”...

VIDEO: Why a Waste Picker from Quito Is Fighting to be Included in The New Urban Agenda

By 2030, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. Next City’s journalists were in Surabaya, Indonesia, talking...

Waste Pickers Infographic, 2017

This infographic was produced by WIEGO using the latest statistics and research on the waste picker sector.

Organizing Waste Management Workers: The South African Experience

This booklet describes how workers and employers have organized in South Africa’s waste management sector. The booklet is based on research...

Wastepickers and the right to the city: Forging a new conceptualization of “the public” in waste management

Presentation during Session 6 of the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference “Waste Pickers: Conceptualization of ‘The Public’...

Recognizing Waste Pickers

In many developing countries, high recycling rates (50-80%) can be credited to the informal sector. Johnston Doe explains how waste pickers...

La Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Recicladores website