Trabalho e saúde: o cotidiano dos catadores de lixo reciclável

The present article is an investigation / action regarding the working conditions for pickers of recyclable waste in a medium-sized city in the state of São Paulo, mainly on the health / illness process, problems related to social security and conditions of autonomy and citizenship. We use the constructs of social psychology as theoretical. The recycling of urban garbage, as the literature indicates, is not being treated as just part of the solution to environmental problems, but also has been characterized as a source of income and livelihood for many people, with no other options in life. From the interviews were semistructured, and with the method of analysis the meaning core were identified issues related to the holding of by scrap collectors, prejudice existing in relation to the activity performed, poor housing conditions, the need to social recognition and the difficulty of recyclable garbage collectors in forming a group in which they can articulate and fight for their demands. With this study, we intended to indicate suggestions for improvements in these health professionals and encourage individual and collective reflections on the condition of meetings and also through the distribution of leaflets.

Da margem ao centro dos holofotes: o arcabouço legal dos/as catadores/as de material reiclável e reutilizável

Pós-graduação em Serviço Social - FCHS

A questão dos resíduos sólidos urbanos: uma abordagem socioambiental com ênfase no município de Ribeirão Preto (SP)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

A coleta seletiva de lixo no município de Santa Gertrudes/SP e seus benefícios socioeconômicos e ambientais

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Resíduos sólidos urbanos no Pontal do Paranapanema – SP: inovação e desafios na coleta seletiva e organização de catadores

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Histórico e funcionamento das coletas cooperativada e autônoma de materiais recicláveis de Santa Gertrudes-SP e desenvolvimento de técnica para aferição de seus efeitos sobre o destino do lixo doméstico

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Lixo: problemática socioespacial e gerenciamento integrado : a experiência de Serra Azul (SP)

Pós-graduação em Geografia - IGCE

O trabalho no lixo

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Coleta Seletiva Municipal, Educação Ambiental e Organizações de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis na Vertente Paulista da Bacia do Rio Paranapanema

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

As contribuições da associação de Catadores de Junqueirópolis/SP (ACAJUNQ) no processo de educação ambiental

Pós-graduação em Geografia - FCT

O trabalho dos catadores de materiais recicláveis de Presidente Prudente, São Paulo: um estudo aplicado na COOPERLIX e na coleta seletiva municipal

This work focuses on analyzing the organization of the Workers Cooperative Recyclable Products of Presidente Prudente (COOPERLIX) and selective collection of municipal service. Aiming to analyze the issue of solid waste and the work of collectors of recyclable materials in an organized Economic Development Outreach (ESS). Throughout the work was carried out theoretical approaches on the issue of solid waste, the precarious work of scavengers, some laws, among others, were conducted several field studies over the years 2011 and 2012 in COOPERLIX, with the realization meetings and debates on various subjects; tools were also used Geographic Information Systems mainly in the production of selective collection of municipal map, now at 100% of the urban area of Presidente Prudente. Finally, we carried out a comprehensive analysis of the situation of the productive and financial COOPERLIX during those two years, checking their capability and weaknesses

Memória dos catadores de materiais recicláveis de Assis (2001-2007)

Pós-graduação em História - FCLAS

Que voz na voz não ouvida?: Uma escuta psicanalítica a catadores de recicláveis

Pós-graduação em Psicologia - FCLAS

As vozes e as visões dos catadores de materiais recicláveis sobre o meio ambiente

Pós-graduação em Serviço Social - FCHS

Potencial de contribuição e importância socioambiental dos 'catadores autônomos' de Rio Claro (SP) para o programa de coleta seletiva municipal

The Urban Solid Residues are the rests of human activity, popularly known by trash and considered by population like useless, undesirable and disposable. On the other hand, for the waste pickers, solid residues are the beginning of a cycle: they see in the other's people trash the only income, an economic value. Currently, in brazilian cities, one million collectors act, alone or in cooperatives, socially excluded by the work they do. The National Policy of Solid Residues (PNRS), instituted in 2010, established guidelines to the execution of integrated residues management, with should be practiced by city halls and other governmental institutions. This policy has, besides other things, goals of residues reduction and inclusion of waste pickers in the mechanism of selective collect and recycling. However, this and other public policies created for residue management are benefic only for cooperated waste pickers. That could negatively affect most of this class, since 90% are waste pickers working in a precarious way on the country's streets. This study has for objective show that most of waste pickers that work in a precarious way on the brazilian territory has a huge potential for the solid residues recycling chain and how they should be valued for the environmental services they provide, so they can be included with dignity on the society, ensuring economic and social benefits for this workers. The methodology adopted was based on the amount of residue collected by the 44 cooperated members of the Rio Claro‟s waste pickers cooperative to estimate the potential of collect and recycling did by 210 autonomous waste pickers who are active on city streets. It was observed that the cooperative collects the equivalent of 10.2% of all recyclable residues generated by city population. However, with the potential that these autonomous waste pickers have, which together could contribute 465 tonnes of solid residues per month, or 5,570 tons a year...