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Raising awareness around the contribution of waste pickers to solid waste management and the environment

[Environmentza @environmentza]

The distribution of the food parcels to waste pickers is a partnership between government and Coca-Cola.

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

Great to see the process of supporting SA Reclaimers has begun. Hope this is the beginning of larger process of support and integration

[Barbara C. Barrett @BarbaraMcCB]

In partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages S.A, we have this morning packaged 2000 food parcels which will be made available to waste pickers in Gauteng as part of our relief efforts. Similar efforts are currently underway across the rest of S.A #SouthAfricaLockdown #Covid19inSA

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

"Many strategies to address the plastic problem have been proposed to date, and efforts have been commendable. But we are bailing out a bathtub with a thimble - while the tap is running." https://t.co/WkvVJnUOcZ

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

"South Africa is ahead of international standards and is currently a recycling world leader" Join the movement! #dontbeagterlik
https://t.co/eGPzSOpkXt

[City of Tshwane @CityTshwane]

Have you seen our rivers of plastic? Pollution is killing our scarce water
resources. Our actions & attitude towards dumping and littering will determine if water will be available in the near future. #Hennopsriver this morning. #KeepTshwaneClean @DWS_RSA @SollyMsimanga

[Kendra Hughes @hughes_kendra]

Strong call by Anne Diouf, street vendor leader from #Senegal for workers across sectors of the #informaleconomy to come together to fight for workers' rights and implementation of ILO R204 #InformalJobs

[WIEGO @WIEGOGLOBAL]

#Bangkok's crackdown on #streetvendors has hit hard: licensed vendors are down by thousands & tens of thousands more may be banned in 683 spots in the city.

An eye-opening account of the scale & impact of evictions & how vendors are fighting back https://t.co/wewLilxCyB

[NCPC-SA @NCPC_SA]

Jabulani Dlamini from Sidingulwazi converting waste into cash. A NCPC-SA ISP success story - converting steel drum waste into chairs @CSIR @productivitysa

[GBB @GBBinc]

Kristen Wieland, from the @KentCountyMI Department of Public Works, said a global turning point such as the China National Sword confirms the importance of building the #Sustainable Business Park for processing #waste.

https://t.co/UQ3zlcRDL8

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

In future this will probably be referred to as the Global Waste Crisis of 2018. Luckily, South Africa only exports 5% of its solid waste . . . In the US things are a bit different #wasteandvalue #globalwastecrisis #globalwasteeconomy
https://t.co/E52oSF7ZVw

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

“In short, plastic to us is not waste, we see it as beneficial. When I see it, I don’t see it as a problem, I know this is what feeds me and I know it feeds a lot of people.” Makau, Kenyan waste picker #thinkwastepicker #thinktrolley #wasteandvalue
https://t.co/mzU3e2V3N7

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

China's waste import ban is creating a new informal waste economy in South East Asia "this informal economy of waste pickers might just hold the key to a people-powered solution to the crisis." #thinktrolley #thinkwastepicker #Recycle https://t.co/8oX2GiWBnS

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

SA broke another record! Or should we say SA Waste Pickers broke another record. "A recycling rate of 65% puts South Africa on par with international standards." #thinktrolley #thinkwastepicker
https://t.co/zybRkEo5xi

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

If you're interested in chasing up the studies I mentioned in the Foreign Policy piece, here is a fully-referenced version: https://t.co/oBaSK722yi #degrowth #postgrowth

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

Could we offer a viable 'Circular Economy' alternative? #thinktrolley #thinkinformaleconomy #thinkwastepicker
https://t.co/85AeEoLUyB

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

"the South African recycling industry is based on economic principles whereas in Europe, recycling is an environmental principle subscribed to by most citizens and local councils."
The Political Ecology simply explained . . .
https://t.co/PLKMnsbvaW

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

Even wealthy economies such as Hong Kong have waste pickers. Who knew? But for how much longer? . . . as China closes it's doors to waste imports, and the elderly-poor lose their economic autonomy
https://t.co/rTMnxelBXv

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

"By 2019, UNICEF’s goal is to recycle 4,800 tonnes of plastic waste a year, build 30 classrooms to accommodate 1,500 children, empower 1,000 mothers in poverty by formalising the recycling market, and expand to three additional countries."
https://t.co/RB47U1is15

[Think Trolley @ThinkTrolley]

There’s more to plastic recycling than saving the environment #thinktrolley #thinkwastepickerjobs #wastepickerlivelihoods
https://t.co/1K5el8LlC7

[Wayde van Niekerk @WaydeDreamer]

😂😂 @In_SiteAM @AkaniSimbine https://t.co/jPSpylSOCs