European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
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Article Name :
Informal Sector of Waste Disposal Management: Desirable or Redundant?
Author Name :
TANVI KHURANA
Publisher :
Bridge Center
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Abstract :
Informal waste sector is a very important source of livelihood for communities, families and individuals. The informal waste collectors also known as the scavengers face social and health problems while contributing significantly to the economy and the environment. This sector is usually not officially recognized and acknowledged, still its members contribute significantly to the waste management of the cities, by collecting waste from door to door, sorting, processing, and trading waste materials in the recycling value chain. The informal waste recycling systems that already exist in many developing countries reduce the cost of formal waste management systems by reducing the quantity of waste for collection, resulting in less money and time spent on collection and transport. However along with the positive, comes the negative impact of their activities, the methods used by this sector in recycling and recovering wastes often negatively affect their health and the environment. Another important issue is the social exclusion of workers of informal waste sector. This term paper investigates the positive as well as the negative aspects of the existence of this informal waste sector.
Keywords :
Informal recycling, informal sector, waste pickers, unemployment, socially excluded class, formal sector, formalizing
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