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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil

By , , , on July 22, 2020

Totally reshaping our systems of inclusive recycling is important if we take into consideration that waste pickers are an essential part of the economy, providing and sustaining the recycling market in Brazil, write Sonia Dias, Ricardo Abussafy, Juliana Gonçalves and João Pedro Martins. We need a daring redesign of inclusive recycling that endorses a platform of decent work. 

The report – which is summarized in a briefing – looks at the functioning of cooperatives of waste pickers during COVID-19, the impact on the trade of recyclable materials from the perspective of cooperatives of waste pickers during the pandemic, and the health situation of waste pickers.

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Dias, Sonia M., Abussafy, Ricardo, Gonçalves, Juliana, and Martins, João P. Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil. , , . , 2020. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil for web (1).pdfDias, S. M., Abussafy, R., Gonçalves, J., and Martins, J. P. (2020). Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil for web (1).pdfDias, Sonia M., Abussafy, Ricardo, Gonçalves, Juliana, and Martins, João P. "Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil." 2020, .Dias Sonia M., Abussafy Ricardo, Gonçalves Juliana, and Martins João P. "Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil." (2020). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil for web (1).pdfDias, S M, Abussafy, R, Gonçalves, J, and Martins, J P 2020, 'Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil for web (1).pdfSonia M Dias, Ricardo Abussafy, Juliana Gonçalves, and João P Martins, 'Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil' (2020). Dias S. M., Abussafy R., Gonçalves J., and Martins J. P. Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil. . 2020. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil for web (1).pdfDias, Sonia M., Abussafy, Ricardo, Gonçalves, Juliana, and Martins, João P. Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil. . 2020. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inclusive Recycling in Brazil for web (1).pdf

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