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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    SEWA Newsletter No. 43

    Contents:           Crux from the speech given by Ilaben Bhat at Georgetown University USA     Land Acquisition Problems of Urban Poor    ...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Waste Pickers’ Life & Livelihood

    The contributions waste pickers—the majority of whom are women—make to recycle and cut down on overall garbage burned or buried is being...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Space for Waste Pickers in Solid Waste Management

    A video report on the First Global Strategic Workshop for Waste Pickers

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  • Toolkits and Guides
  • Toolkits and Guides

    WASTE Bulletin October 2013

    Newsletter from WASTE Advisers on Urban Environment and Development More information about WASTE is here.

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Negotiating the Recycling Bonus Law: Waste Pickers and Collective Bargaining in Minas Gerais, Brazil

    This case study examines negotiations between the Waste Pickers National Movement (Movimento Nacional dos Catadores de Reciclᶥis),  or MNCR...

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  • Legal Instruments

    National Brazilian Waste Policy

    “This is a law document. This law establishes the Brazilian National Policy on Solid Waste; it amends the Law no. 9,605, February 12,...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force

    Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental ForceRecyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force from Erik Flakoll...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    No hay fronteras para los que luchan. Agosto-septiembre 2014

    Boletín de la Alianza Global de Recicladores, Agosto-septiembre 2014 Read the newsletter in English. Leer el boletín en español. Leia o boletim...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    En portada – Ciberbasura sin fronteras

    Según Naciones Unidas, Europa produce cerca de 50 millones de toneladas de basura electrónica al año, de la que gran parte acaba en los vertederos...

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