Waste pickers were the original recyclers and waste collectors. Over time, their role in waste management and recycling has been marginalized and stigmatized, but they continue to play a critical role in the system. Learn how three organizations are elevating the voices of waste pickers and their important impacts on sustainability efforts.
Taylor works for WIEGO: Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing, where she coordinates their global Reducing Waste in Coastal Cities project. The project supports the organizing of waste picker associations in ways that maximize...
Barbra (Barbie) Weber is an effective communicator with a gentle demeanor. Her motto in life is to do as little harm as possible to all life around her, to make every effort to assist in the betterment no matter what race, religion, gender...
Brianne is passionate about social justice and creating healthier environments for our communities to live in. Binners’ Project lives into these passions with its combined efforts in advocating for the legitimization of work for binners in...
Mr. Snook is a Senior Solid Waste Planner at Metro in the Waste Prevention and Environmental Services (WPES) Analytics unit. His educational background is in regional and urban planning and he has just over 25 years of experience in the planning...