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Bookmark or Share- Waste picker - WikipediaA waste picker is a person who salvages reusable or recyclable materials thrown away by others to sell or for personal consumption. There are millions of waste pickers worldwide, predominantly in developing countries, but increasingly in post-industrial countries as well.
- Waste pickers role in plastic pollution reduction: the ones we ... - IUCNEither operating through door to door mechanisms or sorting waste at collection points, informal waste workers play a key role in recovering end-of-life plastic products, recycling, and preventing plastic leakage into the ocean.
- Waste pickers are the hidden heroes tackling the world’s plastic ...Waste pickers collect materials such as plastic, glass, paper and electronic waste from households, streets and dumpsites. Their contribution to recycling and reuse, and reduction in pollution, is immense.
- Who owns our trash—and why does it matter? - National GeographicWho owns our trash? It’s a heated question being asked by waste pickers around the world who are uniting to fight for their survival. What we throw away, they insist, should be available to all.
- How waste pickers are helping to win the war on plastic pollutionJuly 10 - There are an estimated 20 million waste pickers across the world, an informal army of street cleaners whose work goes largely unrecognised. Yet to some they are environmental stewards,...
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