Waste pickers and collectors in Delhi : Poverty and environment in an urban informal sector

HAYAMI, Yujiro. DIKSHIT, A.K. MISHRA, S.N. Waste pickers and collectors in Delhi : Poverty and environment in an urban informal sector in Journal of Development Studies, vol. 42, issue 1, 2006, p.41-69 Waste pickers and collectors constitute the bottom layer of waste recycling in the metropolis of Delhi. Pickers collect waste just by picking them up from public places such as garbage dumps and streets, whereas collectors purchase waste from waste producers such as households and shops for..