From Waste to Sustenance: the Micro-Economics of Recycling in Pénjamo

Periódico Correo

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Pénjamo, Gto.- Between piles of cardboard, plastic bottles, cans and scrap, dozens of families in Penjamo have found a way to survive in the midst of adversity: living, literally, from garbage. In different parts of the municipality, especially in the peripheral areas, small collection centers and informal waste pickers have proliferated where reusable solid waste is received. These sites have become the livelihood of many households that, in th…