Mapping Of Waste Collection Sector To Help Remove Stigma

A mapping exercise of the informal waste collection sector in Fiji will be at the core of efforts to remove the social stigma attached to it.

The move is to help create a database of individuals involved in the trade.

A first of its kind for Fiji and the Pacific region, the initiative is being spearheaded by the Pacific Recycling Foundation (PRF) in partnership with Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising (WEIGO), a global network focused on empowering the working poor, especially women, in the informal economy to secure their livelihoods.

It will also be assisted by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) and will document the social and personal issues faced by Fiji’s waste pickers, who are now referred to as Collection Pillars of Recycling (CPR).

PRF founder Amitesh Deo said the project would shed light on an important but often overlooked aspect of waste management and call attention to the challenges faced by CPRs especially their human rights to be treated with dignity and respect.

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