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Waste picker

A waste picker also known as waste collector or garbage collector 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.

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Waste picker

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related to Organizing in Latin America · 35
Waste picker → ARB, Argentina, Asociación, Bogotá, Brazil, Chile, Climate Change, Colombia, Cooperativa Antioqueña, First, For, Fourth, Goldman Environmental Prize, In, Inter-American Development Bank, International Labour Organization, Latin America, Latin American, Latin American Waste Picker, LAWPN
related to Organizing in Asia · 24
Waste picker → AIKMM, AIW, All India Kabari Mazdoor, Also, Asia's, Delhi, Delhi's, Environment Ltd, Hyderabad-based, India, Indian Waste Pickers, Khon Kaen, Mahasangh, New Delhi Municipal Council, NGOs, One, Ramky Energy, Self-Employed Women's Association, SEWA, Thailand
related to Organizing in Africa · 18
Waste picker → African, Cairo, Coptic Christian, Egypt, Egypt's Muslim, In, July, Kenya, Picker Association, Shack/Slum Dwellers International, South Africa, South Africa's, SWAPA, The, The South African Waste, There, Zabaleen, Zabaleen's
related to External links · 15
Waste picker → Africa, Alliance, An, April, Archived, Asia, Chintan, InteRa, Latin America, Research, Supplement, Velis, Waste Management, Waste Pickers, Wayback Machine
related to In post-industrial countries · 13
Waste picker → Beginning, By, Europe, First, In, Just, Laws, Second, Though, Two, United States, US, Western Europe
related to Social and ecological benefits · 13
Waste picker → By, During, Job, Moreover, Municipal, Public, Reducing, Since, This, Though, UN Habitat, Waste, Without
related to Social costs · 12
Waste picker → Child, Children, In, Litter, Many, Occupational, Pilfering, Public, See, These, This, Waste
related to Prevalence and demographics · 11
Waste picker → Also, Brazil, In, India, Martin Medina, Most, Systematic, The World's Scavengers, There, Thus, World Bank
related to Waste picker organizing · 11
Waste picker → Africa, And, Asia, Despite, First, Latin America, Nonetheless, Second, These, Traditionally, Waste
related to Terminology · 10
Waste picker → English, First World Conference, However, In, In English, Many, Portuguese, Spanish, The, Waste Pickers

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
foodinstance ofgenerally refers to the practice of anti-consumer and freegan activists who reclaim items0.80text
clothes from the waste stream as a form of protest against consumer cultureinstance ofgenerally refers to the practice of anti-consumer and freegan activists who reclaim items0.80text
telephoneinstance ofand resell public property0.80text
electrical copper wireinstance ofand resell public property0.80text
steel fencinginstance ofand resell public property0.80text
or manhole covers.Occupational hazardsHealth risksThere is a high prevalence of disease among waste pickers due to their exposure to hazardous materials such as fecal matterinstance ofand resell public property0.80text
paper saturated by toxic materialsinstance ofand resell public property0.80text
bottlesinstance ofand resell public property0.80text
containers with chemical residuesinstance ofand resell public property0.80text
contaminated needlesinstance ofand resell public property0.80text
or manhole coversinstance ofand resell public property0.80text
fecal matterinstance ofOccupational hazardsHealth risksThere is a high prevalence of disease among waste pickers due to their exposure to hazardous materials0.80text

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