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How Do I Start a Formal Recycling or Composting Program ?

In many countries, recycling occurs informally at landfills, uncontrolled dumps, and on streets. Scavengers or wastepickers often collect materials for reuse or sale without any organization, supervision, or regulation. While scavenging or wastepicking can be very effective at reducing the amount of plastic, glass, metal, and paper ultimately requiring disposal, pursuing these activities can be harmful to worker health. Incorporating scavengers or wastepickers into organized or formal recycling programs can improve the quality of their working conditions and the local environment. Composting can also improve local economies and the environment—by turning organic waste, which is a large portion of many city waste streams, into a marketable product for urban and agricultural uses. Together, recycling and composting can provide income, significantly reduce waste, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. This fact sheet describes the benefits of formal recycling and composting activities and provides steps on how you can incorporate scavenging or wastepicking into formal recycling and composting programs. At the end of this fact sheet, a case study from Brazil shows how businesses organized scavengers and wastepickers into successful recycling cooperatives.