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  • Press
    Climate Change and Just Transition

    New calculator reveals the amount of equivalent CO2 mitigated by waste picker activity

    In time for the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, a new tool for calculating greenhouse gas emissions mitigated by waste pickers...

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  • Resource Documents

    Ecosystem of Waste: The Role of Waste Pickers and Street Vendors in Curbing Coastal Pollution at Carnaval in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

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  • Press
    Climate Change and Just Transition

    Press Release: Ghana waste pickers say closure threatens survival and demand government support

    A decision to close landfills imminently is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of waste pickers in both Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Those...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

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

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