In another article in our series with WIEGO on urban livelihoods, Sonia Dias argues for a holistic approach to solid waste management that recognises the economic and environmental benefits of including informal waste pickers in waste management and planning.
While Delhi turns its back on ragpickers by contracting out its solid waste management, Pune has successfully integrated its ragpickers into a formal workforce.
No articles found
Waste pickers consistently make a significant economic contribution by saving municipalities money in their management of solid waste.
Sign up here for email updates
The Global Urbanist is an online magazine reviewing urban affairs and urban development issues in cities throughout the developed and developing world.
Its readers are drawn from the urban policy and international development sectors, and include urban planners, officers in local, national or international government agencies, civil society leaders, and researchers.
