Waste Pickers

Guia Acadêmico/Técnico Social

Presentation on Gender and Waste Project with catadores, 9-10 April, Minas Gerais. Apresentação sobre Projeto de Gênero e Resíduos com catadores,...

VIDEO: Inclusive recycling systems – video chronicles from Buenos Aires: Agustin Casal

This is one in a series of videos produced by Sonia Dias, WIEGO’s Waste Picker Sector Specialist.   In Spanish with English subtitles. ...

International Development Innovation Network

This blog post by Laura Lehman shares information on “Problem-Solving, Partnership & Prototypes: A Reflection on IDDS Zero Waste...

Catadores de materiais recicláveis ingressam na cena global

Theoretical Considerations on Gender, Empowerment and Waste

This is Book 1 in a series, “From Theory to Action: Gender and Waste Recycling: A Toolkit for Teachers, Researchers and Practitioners.”  ...

Ejercicio 2: Conciencia de las relaciones de género – Actividad ping-pong

Género y reciclaje: De la teoría a la acción Un manual para profesores, investigadores y profesionales

Struggles and Victories: Waste Pickers on the Frontline. December 2015-April 2016

Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter, December 2015-April 2016Read the newsletter in English.Leer el boletín en español. Leia o boletim...

Derecho a la ciudad y privatizacion de la basura

en Español   Este video, producido por WIEGO en colaboración con la Universidad de Uruguay UDELAR y el proyecto “Más allá de la basura”...

VIDEO: Why a Waste Picker from Quito Is Fighting to be Included in The New Urban Agenda

By 2030, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. Next City’s journalists were in Surabaya, Indonesia, talking...

Waste Pickers Infographic, 2017

This infographic was produced by WIEGO using the latest statistics and research on the waste picker sector.