Waste Picker Organizations and Their Contribution to the Circular Economy: Two Case Studies from a Global South Perspective

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Waste Picker Organizations and Their Contribution to the Circular Economy: Two Case Studies from a Global South Perspective

Gutberlet, Jutta (author): University of Victoria

Carenzo, Sebastián (author): Universidad Nacional de Quilmes,National University of Quilmes

Kain, Jaan-Henrik, 1960 (author): Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology

Mantovani Martiniano de Azevedo, Adalberto (author): Universidade Federal do ABC

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2017-09-27
2017
English.
In: Resources. - : MDPI AG. - 2079-9276. ; 6:4, s. 52-

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The discussion on the circular economy (CE) has attracted a rising interest within global policy and business as a way of increasing the sustainability of production and consumption. Yet the literature mostly portrays a Global North perspective. There is a diverse spectrum of community-based organizations playing important roles in resource recovery and transformation, particularly, but not only, in Global South countries, providing innovative examples for grassroots involvement in waste management and in the CE. This article proposes to add a Southern lens, situated in the context of waste picker organizations, to the concept of CE. The discursive framework in this article couples ecological economy (EE) with social/solidarity economy (SSE), focusing not only on environmental sustainability but also on social, economic, political and cultural dimensions involved in production, consumption and discard. We acknowledge that grassroots movements contribute to policy making and improve urban waste management systems. The paper outlines two empirical studies (Argentina, Brazil) that illustrate how waste picker organizations perform selective waste collection services, engage with municipalities and industries, and practice the CE. The research reveals that social and political facets need to be added to the debate about the CE, linking environmental management and policy with community development and recognizing waste pickers as protagonists in the CE. Our findings emphasize a need for a change of persisting inequalities in public policy by recognizing the importance of popular waste management praxis and knowledge, ultimately redefining the CE.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Infrastrukturteknik (hsv//swe)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Infrastructure Engineering (hsv//eng)
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Social och ekonomisk geografi -- Ekonomisk geografi (hsv//swe)
SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Social and Economic Geography -- Economic Geography (hsv//eng)
TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Annan samhällsbyggnadsteknik (hsv//swe)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Other Civil Engineering (hsv//eng)

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reverse logistics
circular economy
Global South
solidarity economy
waste pickers

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