Theme: Climate Change and Just Transition

Informal recyclers take action in defense of Earth and their livelihoods

As world leaders and experts discuss the climate crisis at the 25th UN climate negotiations (COP25), waste pickers and WIEGO Network members...

COP25 People’s Summits & Waste Pickers

• December 5, 2019 - December 10, 2019
• Santiago, Chile and Madrid, Spain

Photo: waste pickers protest in Buenos Aires in 2018 During the 25th UN climate negotiations (COP25), waste pickers and WIEGO Network members joined...

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Inclusive Recycling: Methodology & Calculator Tool

A methodology and calculator tool enabling the estimation of greenhouse gas emissions that waste picker groups prevent. The tool, which...

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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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...

Slim pickin’s: Supporting waste pickers in the ecological modernization of urban waste management systems

Abstract: Informal sector scavengers or waste pickers have been unrecognized stakeholders on the fringes of the urban waste landscape since...

The Roadmap to Sustainable and Inclusive Solid Waste Systems A Tale of two Cities

The chapter is on pages 41-47.

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