All posts in Waste Pickers
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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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Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Catadoras e Catadores em Belo Horizonte, Brasil
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Research Reports
Un cheval peut-il réellement remplacer un cambion poubelle? La Gestion des Déchets, entre tradition et modernité (Can a horse replace a garbage truck? Waste Management, between tradition and modernity
Mémoire Master Éthique et Développement Durable, Faculté de Philosophie de Lyon
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Executive Summary: Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive...
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Journal Articles
An analytical framework and tool (‘InteRa’) for integrating the informal recycling sector in waste and resource management systems in developing countries
Abstract: In low- and middle-income developing countries, the informal (collection and) recycling sector (here abbreviated IRS) is an important,...
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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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Belo Horizonte Selective Waste Collection Programme
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Organizando en las calles: Un estudio de recicladores en las calles de Ciudad del Cabo
Un resumen basado en el informe de Koni Benson y Nanadi Vanga-Mgijima, Grupo Internacional de Investigación e Información Laboral
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Worker Story
God is My Alarm Clock: A Brazilian Waste Picker’s Story
The story of an informal worker, Mrs. Maria Brás, who was a tireless force in the struggle of waste pickers in Brazil to overcome persecution...
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