This gender guide was designed for project development and implementation and was financed by the Regional Initiative for Inclusive Recycling (IRR) whose objective is to integrate informal recyclers from Latin America and the Caribbean into formal recycling markets.

The guide is a tool that: supports the opening of spaces for the participation of women in the processes that affect their development; fosters attitudes whereby this participation is valued; and is geared towards actions that improve women’s living conditions.

For eight decades, a considerable percentage of the world’s poor people have recovered recyclable materials which they find in the waste generated by society through its diverse activities. Despite generating very positive impacts for the economy, the environment and the family, most people are ignorant of their contribution and the conditions in which these benefits are generated. This ignorance affects the women working in this sector, within the scenarios and organisations in which they carry out their occupation, such that it is forgotten that they were often the ones that initiated activities in this field.

This guide is intended to be used in the preparation of projects that contribute to the formalisation of recyclers and their integration into the recycling value chain.

To find out more about this guide or other similar resources reach out to our Senior Solid and Plastic Waste management Expert, Sophie van den Berg: [email protected]