Waste pickers risk their lives to stop plastic pollution – now they could help shape global recycling policies

Waste pickers want a say in how policies are designed and implemented.

Lucia Fernandez, Waste Pickers Global Coordinator, WIEGO & Lecturer in Architecture, Design and Urbanism, Universidad de la República Uruguay • conversation
Nov. 29, 2022 • ~6 min

Health crisis: up to a billion tonnes of waste potentially burned in the open every year

Two billion people worldwide lack a dedicated system of waste collection and management.

Ed Cook, Research Fellow in Circular Economy Systems, University of Leeds • conversation
Jan. 7, 2021 • ~6 min

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