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For waste pickers, one man s trash becomes another one s treasure

For waste pickers, one man s trash becomes another one s treasure By Staff Reporter By Dominic Naidoo Every day in South Africa, thousands of people traverse our neighbourhood streets and municipal landfills in search of trash that is otherwise deemed worthless by most of us. These dedicated individuals pick through our waste in search of valuable recyclable materials which they collect, clean and sell to recycling companies. This critical yet thankless profession is vital to waste management systems not only in South Africa but all over the world. This is their livelihood; they are waste pickers. I stood outside my home in Durban last Tuesday evening, our rubbish was to be collected early the next morning, most of my neighbours place their black bags out the night before.

Johannesburg is threatening to sideline informal waste pickers

Johannesburg is threatening to sideline informal waste pickers 10 May 2021 5:55 PM Share This: Wits senior lecturer Dr Melanie Samson says waste reclaimers may lose their daily income if Pikitup continues to sideline them. Reclaimers in Johannesburg play a crucial role in waste management and recycling. According to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, reclaimers collect 80%-90% of all used packaging and paper that is recycled. They also save municipalities up to R748-million a year in landfill space, they help with the recycling economy and without them, Johannesburg’s landfills would have closed long ago. Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of the Witwatersrand Dr Melanie Samson explained that the City and Pikitup have designed a charity-style project which offers official recycling work to unemployed people with no experience in the sector and private companies instead of partnering with the real recycling experts and reclaimers

Waste pickers livelihoods at risk in Johannesburg ow

. The African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) is concerned that plans by Pikitup Johannesburg (SOC) Ltd in Johannesburg to expand its [email protected] recycling programme may leave informal waste pickers without an income.  In 2019, ARO started a pilot project with residents in Brixton, Auckland Park and Bordeaux South called “recycling with reclaimers”. The aim was to encourage residents to give their recyclable materials to reclaimers. Luyanda Hlatshwayo, a reclaimer with ARO, said the pilot project has been beneficial for both residents and reclaimers. They are provided with income security and improved working conditions, while residents have people collecting their recyclable materials. When the project started, Eli Kodisang, an organiser at ARO, told

In appreciation of Leo Panitch | Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

January 7, 2021    Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Verso   The sudden death our friend and comrade Leo Panitch has led to an extraordinary outpouring of sadness and appreciation across the world. Very few intellectuals on the left have had the intellectual impact on progressive thinkers and activists that Leo has had, as the flood of testimonials shows; and fewer still have in addition personally trained a comparable network of scholars of the highest calibre who are now carrying forward his distinctive project of critical – and self-critical – research and teaching in dozens of countries. Leo also combined research and teaching with engagement with activists in parties, trade unions and social movements: he knew and was consulted by leaders on the left in several continents, but was also known and admired by the rank and file who flocked to meetings whenever he showed up in Johannesburg, Athens, Frankfurt, London, Rio, New Delhi and elsewh

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