Characteristics, challenges and innovations of waste picker organizations: A comparative perspective between Latin American and East African countries.

Characteristics, challenges and innovations of waste picker organizations: A comparative perspective between Latin American and East African countries.

Waste picker organisations (WPOs) around the globe collect, transport and process waste to earn their living but represent a widely excluded, marginalised and impoverished segment of society. WPOs are highly innovative, created by grassroots out of "nothing" to deliver economic, social and...

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Main Authors: Jaan-Henrik Kain, Patrik Zapata, Adalberto Mantovani Martiniano de Azevedo, Sebastián Carenzo, Goodluck Charles, Jutta Gutberlet, Michael Oloko, Jessica Pérez Reynosa, María José Zapata Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265889

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