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Public policies for the social inclusion of waste pickers

We provide services aimed at improving the operational and regulatory capacity of waste management administrations to facilitate the inclusion of waste pickers. To this end, we support local administrations in developing public policies for differentiated collection aimed at the recycling of urban waste, as well as policies for the social and economic inclusion of informal recyclers operating in their environment.

To this end:

  • We characterise waste management.
  • We conduct a socio-economic census of waste pickers.
  • We analyse the recycling value chain.
  • We work with the administration to involve associations in the municipal waste management system.
  • We support the development of policies for the social inclusion of waste pickers.

To find out more about integrating waste pickers into waste management systems, please contact our agency.

Recommended projects

Implementation of the Social Inclusion and Work Formalisation of Solid Waste Pickers in the city of Riberalta (Bolivia)

Implementation of the Social Inclusion and Work Formalisation of Solid Waste Pickers in the city of Riberalta (Bolivia)

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua de Bolivia

Innovative actions for the formalisation and socioeconomic integration of waste pickers in Medellín (Colombia)

Innovative actions for the formalisation and socioeconomic integration of waste pickers in Medellín (Colombia)

Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID)

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