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  • Research Reports

    Résumé des conclusions principals – La coopération entre les travailleurs de l’économie informelle: Travailleurs à domicile et récupérateurs de matériaux

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Informação e trabalho: uma leitura sobre os catadores de material reciclável a partir das bases públicas de dados

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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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  • Research Reports

    Estimating Domestic Workers, Home-Based Workers, Street Vendors and Waste Pickers in India

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  • Policy Briefs

    Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    This Briefing Note explores the origin and key elements of public policy focused on the integration of waste pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil....

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  • Journal Articles

    Not to be Taken for Granted: What Informal Waste Pickers Offer the Urban Economy

    WIEGO Waste Sector Specialist Sonia Dias argues for a holistic approach to solid waste management that recognises the economic and environmental...

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  • Research Reports

    The Informal Recycling Market in Ormoc City, Philippines: Evaluation of Options to Enhance Resources Recovery and to Reduce GHG Emissions

    In many developing countries the informal sector significantly contributes to resources recovery, which assists in reducing greenhouse gas...

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  • Journal Articles

    Contribution of cooperative sector recycling to greenhouse gas emissions reduction: A case study of Ribeirão Pires, BrazilWaste Management

    Abstract: Solid waste, including municipal waste and its management, is a major challenge for most cities and among the key contributors...

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  • Research Reports

    Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Catadoras e Catadores em Belo Horizonte, Brasil

     

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  • Research Reports

    Recomendações para Políticas – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal – Catadores de Belo Horizonte: Catadores de Belo Horizonte: Realidades e Recomendações

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