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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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South Africa’s Waste Pickers Creating Jobs and Fighting Poverty
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List of literature related to the Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management
Other publications about solid waste management and the informal sector
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Mapping the Invisible and Real ‘African’ Economy: Urban E-waste CircuitryUrban Geography
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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”
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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...
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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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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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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.”
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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...
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