WIEGO
“Recycling Cannot Be Taken As a Panacea That Solves Everything” – Q&A with WIEGO
August 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise
We need to pay attention to the role of outreach campaigns in shaping the minds of the general public to be more responsive to the 3 RsRead More
Sonia Dias on the Informal Economy of Waste Pickers
May 16, 2016 | be Waste Wise 1
WIEGO released the Informal Economy Monitoring Study’s (IEMS) comparative report for waste pickers with responses collated across 5 cities.Read More
Gender, Recycling and Waste Management
May 7, 2016 | be Waste Wise
Summary of our first all-women panel discussing issues related to gender & waste pickers. Moderator: Lucia Fernandez; Panelists: Sonia Dias, Ana Carolina, Vanessa Pillay of WIEGORead More
Integrating the Informal Waste Recycling Sector in Latin America
October 3, 2013 | be Waste Wise 7
“When designing solutions for inteftrating informal waste recycling, we need an adequate understanding of how the overall system is currently working including both formal and informal elements”. – Jane Olley
This panel explored how solid waste management is different in the Global South, and in particular in Latin America and the Caribbean, and considers the benefits of integrating the informal sector into municipal waste management strategies.Read More
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