Contested Waste

Environmental conflicts and waste picker resistance in the Global South
Herausgeber: Vico, Daniele; Gabard, Lucia Fernandez; Demaria, Federico

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Produktbeschreibung

Contested Waste' examines socio-environmental conflicts involving waste pickers in the Global South, uncovering the systemic injustices that underpin contemporary waste policies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032742809
• ISBN-10: 1032742801
• Artikelnr.: 72701427

Autorenporträt

Federico Demaria is an Associate Professor of ecological economics and political ecology at the University of Barcelona (Spain). Daniele Vico is a researcher in political ecology and ecological economics at the University of Barcelona (Spain) Lucia Fernández Gabard is the director of Organization and Representation Programme at WIEGO (Women Informal Employment, Globalizing and Organizing).

Inhaltsangabe

0.1 Preface 0.2 Foreword 1. Introduction AFRICA: 2. Waste Management
Failures and Marginalisation of Waste Pickers in Africa - Regional
Introduction 3. Uncontrolled Dumping and the Initiative of Women Waste
Pickers: Cotonou, Benin 4. Zabbaleen Against Corporate Waste Management: El
Cairo, Egypt 5. Incinerator Construction and Landfill Closures: Qalyubia,
Egypt 6. The New Reppie Incinerator at Koshe Landfill: Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia 7. Koshe Landfill and Biogas Plant: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 8. Waste
Pickers of Kpone Landfill Fight for Recognition: Accra, Ghana 9. Waste
Pickers Face Repressive Treatment and Unsafe Working Conditions: Cape
Coast, Ghana 10. Hazardous E-Waste Recycling in Agbogbloshie: Accra, Ghana
11. Trafigura's Toxic Waste Scandal and Closure of the Akouédo Dump:
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire 12. Waste Pickers Face Harassment, Exclusion, and
Toxic Work Conditions: Nakuru, Kenya 13. Waste-to-Energy Project: Kibera,
Kenya 14. Relocation of Municipal Solid Waste and Informal Waste
Management: Kisumu, Kenya 15. The Precarious Conditions of Informal
Recyclers at the "City of Flies": Antananarivo, Madagascar 16. Disputes
Over Waste Collection: Bamako, Mali 17. Landfill Mismanagement and
Waste-Pickers' Struggle: Casablanca, Morocco 18. The Hulene Dumpsite and
Waste Picker Protests: Maputo, Mozambique 19. The Cleaner Lagos Initiative
Threatens Waste-Picker Livelihoods: Lagos, Nigeria 20. Waste Pickers of
Mbeubeuss Landfill Fight Against Exclusion: Dakar, Senegal 21. Poor Waste
Management Threatens Public Health and the Environment: Freetown, Sierra
Leone 22. Waste Pickers Against Privatisation: Tshwane, South Africa 23.
New England Road Landfill and Construction of Materials Recovery Facility:
Msunduzi, South Africa 24. Pikitup's Separation-at-Source Program and
Waste-Picker Protests: Johannesburg, South Africa 25. Averda's
Privatisation of the Genesis Landfill: Johannesburg, South Africa 26. Waste
Pickers Struggle Post-Revolution: Tunisia 27. Poor Waste Management Leads
to Environmental Degradation and Health Concerns: Kampala, Uganda 28. Waste
Pickers Struggle for Access to Waste: Lusaka, Zambia MIDDLE EAST: 29. The
Intersectional Violence and Human Right Abuse of Waste Pickers in the
Middle East - Regional Introduction 30. Economic Woes, Plastic Packaging,
and Child Waste Pickers in "Dirt Gold Mafia": Tehran, Iran 31.
International Co-operation Improves Waste-Picker Conditions: North-Eastern
Jordan 32. Waste Pickers Struggle for Formal Incorporation into Legal
Waste-Collecting Framework: Ankara, Turkey 33. Waste Picker Challenges and
Opportunities: Istanbul, Turkey ASIA PACIFIC: 34. Waste Alliances. An
Overview of Solid Waste Management Dynamics in the Asia Pacific Region -
Regional Introduction 35. Amin Bazar Landfill Threatens Wetlands and
Farmers: Dhaka, Bangladesh 36. Precarious Informal Waste Recycling: Dhaka,
Bangladesh 37. Stung Meanchey Landfill and Waste-Pickers' Struggle: Phnom
Penh, Cambodia 38. Impact of Waste Management Initiatives and Waste Import
Ban on Waste Pickers: China 39. Okhla Waste-to-Energy Plant: Delhi, India
40. Waste-to-Energy Plant and Ghazipur Landfill Closure Threaten Informal
Recyclers' Livelihoods: Delhi, India 41. Arson at Bengaluru's Dry-Waste
Collection Centre: Karnataka State, India 42. Bantar Gebang Landfill:
Jakarta, Indonesia 43. Protests Against Plan for Multiple Incinerators:
Bandung, Indonesia 44. Waste Pickers Risk Losing Livelihood as Landfills
Modernise: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 45. River Pollution and Waste-Pickers'
Struggle for Recognition: Kathmandu, Nepal 46. Marginalised Informal
Recycling and Waste-to-Energy: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan 47. Exploitation of
Child Waste Pickers: Karachi, Pakistan 48. Protesters Resist Planned
Incinerators Despite National Ban: Quezon City, Philippines 49. Hazardous
Garbage Dumping and New Waste-to-Energy Projects: Colombo, Sri Lanka 50.
Incineration and Hazardous Informal Recycling: Hanoi, Vietnam LATIN
AMERICA: 51. We Cannot Find Another Job! An Introduction for Latin America
52. Ban on Animal-Drawn Carts: Berazategui, Argentina 53. City Installs
"Anti-Poor" Waste Containers Contrary to Waste-Picker Rights: Buenos Aires,
Argentina 54. The State Company (CEAMSE) and Waste Management: Buenos
Aires, Argentina 55. Aurá Dump and the Struggle of Belém's Informal Waste
Pickers: Pará, Brazil 56. Waste Pickers Struggles and Water Contamination
in Jardim Gramacho: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 57. Residents and Waste Pickers
of Sarzedo Struggle Against Incinerators: Minas Gerais, Brazil 58.
Incinerating Urban Solid Waste in Barueri: São Paulo, Brazil 59. Waste
Pickers Mobilise Against the Carbonisation of Solid Waste: Rondônia, Brazil
60. Waste Pickers Fight Against Incinerator in Mauá: São Paulo, Brazil 61.
Prohibition of Animal- and Human-Drawn Vehicles: Porto Alegre, Brazil 62.
Waste Incineration in Curitiba: Paraná, Brazil 63. Waste Pickers Against
Pollution and Public Policy: Federal District, Brazil 64. City Hall Hampers
Activities of Waste Picker Cooperatives: São Paulo, Brazil 65. Waste
Pickers Mobilisation Against Incinerator in São Bernardo do Campo: São
Paulo, Brazil 66. Policy Change Puts Inclusive Waste Pickers' Labour
Practices at Risk: Bogota, Colombia 67. Waste Pickers Fight Exclusion at
Eco-Park Rafey: Santiago, Dominican Republic 68. Waste Pickers Face
Insecurity and Toxic Conditions at Zona 3 Dumpsite: Guate, Guatemala 69.
Garbage Woes and Attempts to Include Waste Pickers: Georgetown, Guyana 70.
Waste Pickers Fight for Formalisation and the Right to Work: Mérida, Mexico
71. Veolia Waste-to-Energy Incineration Plant: Mexico City, Mexico 72. The
La Chureca Dumpsite Enclosure: Managua, Nicaragua 73. Waste Pickers Fight
for Labour and Human Rights: Cerro Patacón, Panama 74. Waste Pickers Lose
Access to Recyclable Waste from Closure of Dumpsite: Panama 75. Ban on
Animal-Drawn Carts Jeopardises Waste-Picker Livelihoods: Montevideo,
Uruguay 76. The Landfill of Cambalache: Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 77.
Afterword ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ANNEX 1. Resolution 5: On the Just
Transition for the Right to Decent and Recognised Work, JT for
International Campaign to Promote Integration in Waste Management and
Strong Social Safety Net ANNEX 2. Constitution of the International
Alliance of Waste Pickers.