Waste Pickers

Mainstreaming Waste Pickers and the Informal Recycling Sector in the Municipal Solid Waste

Handling and Management Rules 2000, A Discussion Paper

South Africa’s Waste Pickers Creating Jobs and Fighting Poverty

List of literature related to the Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management

Other publications about solid waste management and the informal sector

Mapping the Invisible and Real ‘African’ Economy: Urban E-waste CircuitryUrban Geography

Alleviating Poverty and Greening the City: Women Rag Pickers of Mumbai

International Conference “O Combate à Pobreza e à Exclusão Social : estratégias para o século XXI”

Sin Colchón que Amortigüe la Caída: La Crisis Económica Global y los Trabajadores de la Economía Informal

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

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 ...

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.

Waste Pickers’ Recognition as Public Waste Managers in Colombia

Presentation prepared for the Conference “Putting Public in Public Services: Research, Action and Equity in the Global South.”

Rethinking Gender and Waste: Exploratory Findings from Participatory Action Research in Brazil

This article focuses on how women waste pickers identify and deal with hierarchical gender relations. Based on findings from an exploratory...