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Title: | Profiling solid waste pickers: a case study of Braamfontein - Greater Johannesburg |
Author: | Sentime, Kasay |
Year: | 2011 |
Periodical: | Africanus (ISSN 0304-615X) |
Volume: | 41 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 96-111 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | waste management urban environment |
Abstract: | Waste picking is an important source of income for poor urban dwellers in South Africa and contributes significantly to the informal economy, while also reducing the volume of solid waste in urban areas. This paper investigates the social profile of waste pickers in Braamfontein, one of the Central Business Districts in Greater Johannesburg. It pays attention to the geographical origin of solid waste scavengers, age distribution and gender, educational level, income, race, marital status, collection points from which they operate, types of material collected, incentives, and problems encountered. It shows the important role played by waste pickers in Braamfontein, arguing that in order to maximise this role the government should integrate them into the national formal waste management system. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] |