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News
SSE and Cooperatives September 21, 2019Brazilian 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
Mainstreaming Waste Pickers and the Informal Recycling Sector in the Municipal Solid Waste
Handling and Management Rules 2000, A Discussion Paper
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Books & Book Chapters
A Paper Life: Belgrade’s Roma in the Underworld of Waste Scavenging and Recycling
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Research Reports
Recovering resources, creating opportunities: Integrating the informal sector into solid waste management
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Working Papers
Informal Sector and Informal Employment: Overview of Data for 11 Cities in 10 Developing Countries
This paper presents tabulations on informal employment in urban areas of 10 developing countries: Abidjan, Antananarivo, Bamako, Cotonou,...
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Working Papers
Proceso de integración de los cartoneros de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Del reconocimiento a la gestión de Centros Verdes y la recolección selectiva
En Argentina, y en particular en su Capital Federal (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires / CABA), la problemática asociada a los recolectores...
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Research Reports
Street Traders and their Organisations in South Africa
From the booklet, “The main aim of the research and booklet is to help build strong local and national organisations so that street...
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Journal Articles
The Effects of Handling Solid Waste on the Wellbeing of Informal and Organized Recyclers: a review of the literature
Estimated at 15 million people operating globally, informal recyclers perform a vital public service while working individually or within...
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Research Reports
Situação Social das Catadoras e dos Catadores de Material Reciclável e Reutilizável (Região Sul)
Coordenação – Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões:Centro-OesteNordesteNorteSudeste ...
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Journal Articles
We Need to Start Respecting Informal Workers
In the midst of rapid urbanization, the question of whether and how to formalize the informal economy is a growing concern.
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