Living on what others throw away: an exploration of a socio-economic circumstances of people collecting and selling recyclable waste

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dc.contributor.authorSchenck, Catherina (Rinie)
dc.contributor.authorBlaauw, Phillip (Derick)
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-18T11:47:29Z
dc.date.available2013-10-18T11:47:29Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractStreet waste pickers are becoming a common sight on the streets of South Africa’s cities and suburbs. Little research has been done on this social phenomenon. The aim of this article is to explore some of the socioeconomic circumstances of the people who collect recyclable waste in South Africa’s cities. The research identifies the pivotal role played by the waste pickers in the waste management system even if they are unaware of it. Being a waste picker offers unskilled, unemployed people the opportunity to enter the informal economy in order to earn or augment their income. The social service professional can play a supportive role at different levels such as psychosocial support and at policy level. Several areas of further research are identified.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved listen_US
dc.identifier.citationSchenck, C. & Blaauw, D. (2011). Living on what others throw away: an exploration of a socio-economic circumstances of people collecting and selling recyclable waste. The Social Work Practitioner-Researcher/ Die Maatskaplikewerk Navorser-Praktisyn, 23(2): 135 - 153en_US
dc.identifier.issn1011-2324
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/770
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherUnisa Pressen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Unisa Press. Permission granted to reproduce the journal article in this Repository.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectSocio-economicen_US
dc.subjectWaste management systemen_US
dc.subjectSocial service professionalsen_US
dc.titleLiving on what others throw away: an exploration of a socio-economic circumstances of people collecting and selling recyclable wasteen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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