Keywords
Informal recyclers
Urban poverty
Solid waste management
Economic assessment
Medellín
Community participation
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Abstract
This article argues for strengthening urban residential recycling through the organization of informal recyclers. The authors analyze the poverty associated with this activity in Medellín and develop economic assessment methodologies for recycling, estimating significant municipal savings per ton recovered, and call for formalizing recyclers' work.
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