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Waste pickers affiliated to the South African Waste Pickers Association (Sawpa) marched to the City of Johannesburg offices in Braamfontein on Tuesday to demand compensation for collecting recyclables and to oppose plans to incinerate waste. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Hundreds of waste pickers march in Joburg demanding compensation

Kimberly Mutandiro 7 Aug 2024

Recyclable items collected and sorted at the African Reclaimers Organisation’s sorting centre are compressed using a baler machine before being sold to buy-back centres. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Waste pickers create their own recycling centre

Masego Mafata 12 Mar 2024

Image source: Md Mudassir Hossain from

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How will the EPR impact SA's waste pickers?

2 Jun 2023

Separated display screens (TVs) at the site. Alison Stowell

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How potential of massive e-waste dump in Ghana can be harnessed

Alison Stowell 10 Sep 2019

Reconsidering South Africa's approach to waste pickers

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Reconsidering South Africa's approach to waste pickers

Lucas Nowicki 22 Feb 2019

McLean Banda, a waste picker who lives in the informal settlement next to Genesis Landfill in Central Johannesburg, sorts his recyclable materials. Photo: Zoë Postman

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Hope for Johannesburg waste pickers

Zoë Postman 3 Jul 2018

Young people encouraged to find opportunities from waste

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Young people encouraged to find opportunities from waste

8 Aug 2016

Manufacturing

Scavenging waste-pickers earn R120-a-day

25 Jul 2011

Research

First annual SA plastics recycling survey

5 Jul 2011