Benefits and strategies to improve the condition of the informal sector in waste management

Regional Development Dialogue

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 62-83

  Atienza, Vella ^a  

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INFORMAL SECTOR; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79954568897     PISSN: 02506505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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1. This research was conducted as part of the research project, "3R Policies for Southeast and East Asia (FY 2009) of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). The author would like to thank the following: Michikazu Kojima, Institute of Developing Economies-Japan External Organization (IDE-JETRO) and other members of the ERIA 3R Working Group for their valuable comments and suggestions; Lizette Cardenas, Executive Director of the Solid Waste Management Association of the Philippines (SWAPP), for generously sharing information about the informal sector; and other key informants -the staff and workers of the Kilus Foundation Environmental Multipurpose Cooperative; Luis Sabatera, Payatas Operations Group (POG); Michelle Cao, Linis Ganda; representatives of Payatas Alliance Recycling Exchange (PARE) Multi-purpose Cooperative; Husin Shahab, Multi-Hanna Kreasindo; and Ho Siew Choong, Nur Syahira Bte Shariftiddin; and S. Perry of TexCycle SDN. BHD. for sharing information and experiences about their organizations.
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