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USAID Clean Cities, Blue Ocean: Empowering Informal Waste Collectors
The document, titled Clean Cities, Blue Ocean, discusses the importance of informal waste collectors (IWCs) in creating a circular economy and reducing plastic pollution.
2022
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Abstract
It highlights the challenges faced by IWCs, including stigmatization, marginalization, and lack of access to resources and decision-making processes. The document also presents the approach of the USAID's Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program, which aims to empower IWCs by providing technical assistance, equipment, and training, as well as advancing the participation of women in the waste sector and creating locally-led solutions and partnerships.
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