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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Inclusive recycling systems – video chronicles from Buenos Aires: Paola Caviedes

    This is one in a series of videos produced by Sonia Dias, WIEGO’s Waste Picker Sector Specialist.   In Spanish with English subtitles. ...

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    VIDEO: Claudia from Recicla Ourinhos (São Paulo), Gender and Waste

    Claudia from Recicla Ourinhos (São Paulo) cooperative talks about her participation at the workshop on women waste pickers, some of the topics...

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    Mexico’s Street Vendors Go Solar

    Reuters. Roadside food vendors in Mexico’s Oaxaca are re-fitting gas-powered food stalls with solar technology. It’s all thanks to efforts...

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    VIDEO: Ezequiel Estay from Chile

    In Spanish with English subtitles En español con subtítulos en inglés  

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  • Legal Instruments

    Chile Law: Ordenanza Municipal para el Comercio Estacionado y Ambulante (Santiago, Chile)

    Ordinance governing street vending in Santiago, Chile

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  • Legal Instruments

    Reglamento de la Ley No. 29419 que regula los aspectos técnicos del reciclaje de los residuos sólidos en Perú

    Reglamento de la Ley No. 29419 que regula los aspectos técnicos del reciclaje de los residuos sólidos en Perú.

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Diálogos sobre el Espacio Público: Trabajo Informal y Movilidad (Ciudad de Mexico)

    El objetivo del evento es crear un espacio de diálogo y discusión entre trabajadores informales que desempeñan sus actividades en el espacio...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    LifttheCaps on NYC street vendors!

    This video explains the Street Vendor Project’s campaign for more permits for food vendors — and why they are needed. More information...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Urban Justice Center- Street Vendor Project

    This pamphlet assists street vendors in identifying if their trading spot and trading surfaces comply with New York City regulations.

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  • Legal Instruments

    Information and Application for Roaming Food Vending Permits on City Property

    “This document provides information on the The Roaming Food Vending Permit which encompasses the sale of approved food and non-alcoholic...

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