Women's Leadership

Overview of Legal Framework for Social Inclusion in Solid Waste Management in Brazil

Rethinking Gender and Waste: Exploratory Findings from Participatory Action Research in Brazil

This article focuses on how women waste pickers identify and deal with hierarchical gender relations. Based on findings from an exploratory...

Recovering resources, creating opportunities: Integrating the informal sector into solid waste management

Waste Pickers Lead the Way to Zero Waste

This is a case study, published by GAIA, about waste pickers in Pune, India.

Waste Pickers: A Gendered Perspective

Integrating the Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management Systems – Basic Aspects and Experiences

The e-waste conundrum: Balancing evidence from the North and on-the-ground developing countries’ realities for improved managementAfrican Review of Economics and Finance

Abstract from African Review of Economics and Finance: E-waste is currently the fastest-growing waste stream, posing major global management...

List of literature related to the Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management

Other publications about solid waste management and the informal sector

Waste Pickers and Cities

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.  

Failing the Grade: How Cities Across India are Breaking the Rules, Ignoring the Informal Recycling Sector and Unable to Make the Grade

Indian policies and rules, while not perfect, have some important safeguards and recognition for informal sector recyclers, particularly...