Theme: Climate Change and Just Transition

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...

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

Proceso de integración de los cartoneros de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Del reconocimiento a la gestión de Centros Verdes y la recolección selectiva

En Argentina, y en particular en su Capital Federal (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires / CABA), la problemática asociada a los recolectores...

Not to be Taken for Granted: What Informal Waste Pickers Offer the Urban Economy

WIEGO Waste Sector Specialist Sonia Dias argues for a holistic approach to solid waste management that recognises the economic and environmental...

Paying Waste Pickers for Environmental Services: A Critical Examination of Options Proposed in Brazil

This Brief synthesizes the main conclusions of the research and the methodology proposed by the Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic...