Waste Pickers

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Sumário Executivo: Relatório do Setor Estudo de Monitoramento de Economia Informal: Catadores

Gênero e Meio Ambiente: A dupla Jornada de Injustiça Ambiental em uma Cooperativa de Mulheres de Catadoras de Materiais Recicláveis.

em português   ABSTRACTS:   English VALLIN, Isabella de Carvalho. Gender and Environment: the double burden of environmental injustice in...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis: Greater Monrovia

Minor Psychiatric Disorders Among Brazilian Ragpickers: A Cross-Sectional Study

Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town

A summary based on the report by Koni Benson & Nandi Vanqa-Mgijima, International Labour Research & Information Group (ILRIG)