8th MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND URBAN MINING
21-23 MAY 2025 / PROCIDA, Naples, Italy

The role of waste pickers in resource recovery

SESSION B07 / / 22 May 2025 / 16:45 - 18:00

The role of waste pickers in resource recovery

Chair / Presidente: Maria Pettersson (SE)


  • J. Gutberlet ()

    Invisible contributors: waste pickers and the Circular Economy in North America

  • B. Steuer (HK)

    The informal recycling sector in Hong Kong: an indispensable facilitator for a circular economy transition beyond single-use plastics?

  • R. Suresh Kumar, N. Chitralekha Narayanan (IN)

    Beyond tokenistic integration: rethinking Extended Producer Responsibility for a just circular economy transition in India

  • G. Oliveri Conti, M. Ferrante (IT)

    Sanitary impact among waste pickers in low income countries