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Street waste pickers, pushing their trolleys, are an everyday sight in many cities in South Africa. These paper reports on the pragmatic approach that was used to explore whether or not waste pickers/collectors need or already have the appropriate technol... see more

Hepatitis B is a hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection which can exacerbate the liver and cause acute and chronic disease. The most susceptible group to hepatitis B transmission is waste pickers. This study aimed to determine: (1) the level of Hepatitis B vir... see more

AbstractLimited opportunities for the unskilled in the formal economy force many into informal street waste-picking activities. The income from these activities is not sufficient to lift them out of poverty. This article analyses income data of 873 street... see more

This study describes the occurrence of intestinal parasites and commensals among street waste pickers (SWPs) of two cooperatives of recyclable materials in the Federal District, Brazil. Stool samples from 75 individuals were analyzed using the Rugai metho... see more

The possibility of recovering discarded materials and selling them for revenue leads many individuals worldwide to engage in waste collection. This situation is observed in New York City, where waste pickers collect discarded beverage containers in the st... see more

DOI: 10.12957/dep.2014.9437Resumo Nosso objetivo é analisar os mecanismos jurídicos presentes na PNRS voltados para a proteção jurídica dos direitos dos catadores de materiais recicláveis. Buscamos entender tais mecanismos como expressão jurídica de ... see more

This paper aims to understand the insertion of cooperatives of recyclable waste pickers in the market of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in Brazil based on the National Policy on Solid Waste (PNRS). To that end, a case study of the Projet... see more

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