The Informal recycling Sector in Developing Countries : Organizing Waste Pickers to Enhance their Impact

The Informal recycling Sector in Developing Countries : Organizing Waste Pickers to Enhance their Impact

For the urban poor in developing countries, informal waste recycling is a common way to earn income. There are few reliable estimates of the number of people engaged in waste picking or of its economic and environmental impact. Yet studies suggest...

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Main Author: Medina, Martin
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADVERSE IMPACT
ALUMINUM
CARBON
CLEANER ENVIRONMENT
COMPOSTING
DISPOSAL
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
FUEL
GARBAGE
HEALTH RISKS
INCOME
LOCAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
MANURE
METHANE
MUNICIPAL SOLID
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
MUNICIPAL WASTE
MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTION
NATURAL RESOURCES
OPEN DUMPS
ORGANIC WASTE
RAW MATERIALS
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
RECYCLING
RECYCLING PROGRAMS
REFUSE
REFUSE COLLECTION
REFUSE COLLECTORS
SALVAGING
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SCAVENGERS
SCRAP
SEPARATION AT SOURCE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
URBAN POPULATION
WASTE
WASTE COLLECTION
WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES
WASTE COLLECTORS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
WASTE MATERIALS
WASTE RECYCLING
WASTE STREAM
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10201105/informal-recycling-sector-developing-countries-organizing-waste-pickers-enhance-impact
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10586

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10201105/informal-recycling-sector-developing-countries-organizing-waste-pickers-enhance-impact
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10586

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