2018
DOI: 10.31025/2611-4135/2018.13725
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Is There a Future for the Informal Recycling Sector in Urban China?

Abstract: This article constitutes a comprehensive overview that summarises first-hand research findings obtained by the authors through scientific engagement with the informal recycling sector (IRS) in mainland China over the past six years. During this research period, especially between 2013 and 2016, we found several indications that the working environment of informal stakeholders in urban China was worsening. Among these challenges the IRS faces, two are especially noteworthy-a decline in profits and increasing re… Show more

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“…Other countries might also take a similar path by highlighting the importance of intervention (and sometimes by international actors) (de Oliveira et al, 2019;Gall et al, 2020;Jaligot et al, 2016;Sandhu et al, 2017;Sembiring & Nitivattananon, 2010), understanding the importance of society's synergy so that they advance on this social problem (Aparcana, 2017;Nandy et al, 2015;Navarrete-Hernandez & Navarrete-Hernandez, 2018;Steuer et al, 2018;Wilson et al, 2006).…”
Section: Challenges and Policy Implications For Colombia And Brazilmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Other countries might also take a similar path by highlighting the importance of intervention (and sometimes by international actors) (de Oliveira et al, 2019;Gall et al, 2020;Jaligot et al, 2016;Sandhu et al, 2017;Sembiring & Nitivattananon, 2010), understanding the importance of society's synergy so that they advance on this social problem (Aparcana, 2017;Nandy et al, 2015;Navarrete-Hernandez & Navarrete-Hernandez, 2018;Steuer et al, 2018;Wilson et al, 2006).…”
Section: Challenges and Policy Implications For Colombia And Brazilmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…legalisation, reconciliation and formalisation) are interchangeably used (Scheinberg et al, 2016) and a formal definition of each term is yet lacking. WPs' integration requires the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies that aim socioeconomic inclusion of WPs within municipal waste management systems (Abruzzese & Bandura, 2017;Aparcana, 2017;de Oliveira et al, 2019;Fei et al, 2016;Navarrete-Hernandez & Navarrete-Hernandez, 2018;Rutkowski, 2020;Sellitto, 2018;Steuer et al, 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Future research might also look into how the variables described in this article influence consumers' decisions to use official or informal recycling routes. Electric waste [93][94][95][96][97][98][99], home and municipal solid trash [89,98,100,101], and plastic garbage [102,103] have all been extensively explored. However, scant research has differentiated between official and informal recycling pathways for WBEVs [4,20,[104][105][106].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In India, it is estimated that 95% of recycled waste is collected by the informal sector (Arya & Kumar, 2020). In China, an estimated 18 million people are involved in informal waste activities (Steuer et al, 2018). In Brazil, the National Movement of Waste Pickers (MNCR, 2021), comprising 1829 waste picker organizations (cooperatives and associations), estimates that there are currently around 800,000 active pickers in Brazil.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%