Waste Pickers Are The Backbone Of The Recycling Sector - Infrastructure News

Waste Pickers Are The Backbone Of The Recycling Sector - Infrastructure news

Waste pickers have become part of the South African landscape, physically they are visible either on the streets or on landfill sites, and economically they have become the sorting and collecting labour that moves our waste to better places than the bins. As a marginalised group they face obstacles: Unsafe working conditions, hostility from homeowners, and even violence. To combat these conditions and elevate their work various organisations hav…

Building Blocks of a Circular Economy

Across our planet, the consumption of finite natural resources is placing a large strain on the environment, with changing geopolitical dynamics adding new dimensions to the challenge. Waste accumulation is an equally significant challenge and a search for solutions has led to an increasing interest in and a move towards the principles of circular economy.Where plastics are concerned, there is a fine line to be traversed, because they are valuab…