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  • waste pickers clean up beach in Accra, Ghana Journal Articles

    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.

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  • Technical Briefs

    Incineração de resíduos e Catadores: Um guia técnico sobre tecnologias de recuperação energética de resíduos sólidos

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  • Dakar street vendor Post
    Exposure Dialogues October 01, 2019

    Dakar : après s’être mis dans la peau des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel, des avocats réévaluent les politiques

    Les politiques ayant un impact sur la vie des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel sont rarement élaborées sur la base de la connaissance...

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  • informal waste pickers in Accra Technical Briefs

    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...

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  • Members of Bokk Diom and local fisherfolk cleaning a beach together in Dakar. Project

    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...

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  • News
    Legal Empowerment September 22, 2019

    Mexico City Recognizes the Rights of Informal Waste Pickers

    On July 15th 2016, Mexico City’s Human Rights Commission (CDHDF) issued Recommendation 7/2016, named “Omissions in Mexico City’s urban solid...

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  • Brazilian catadores with truck News
    SSE and Cooperatives September 21, 2019

    Brazilian recyclers take the wheel in door to door collection

    In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, a new model of selective collection has given informal catadores (recyclers) responsibility for collecting door-to-door...

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  • Research Reports

    Self Employed Women : A Profile of SEWA’s Membership

    Abstract: This booklet provides a thorough analysis of the membership of SEWA, Self Employed Women‟s Association. SEWA is an officially registered...

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  • Research Reports

    Mapping of Waste Pickers and Organizations Supporting Waste Pickers in Kenya

    Report commissioned by WIEGO

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  • Research Reports

    No Cushion to Fall Back On – Executive Summary

    Report available in English here.Informe disponible en español aquí.Fact Sheet available in English here.Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

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