El trabajo en la pepena informal en México: nuevas realidades, nuevas desigualdades / Informal Scavenging in Mexico: New realities, New Inequalities

Niño, José Juan Cervantes; Hernández, Lylia Palacios

doi:10.24201/edu.v27i1.1406

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“…In Colombia, despite having regulations for the proper management of solid waste, to date, this activity has not improved, as shown in Figure 2. It is observed that people do not separate at the source and other authors argue that informal recyclers are a partial solution to the problem of garbage, in addition to the fact that this activity has a negative The results found in this work contrast with those found by other authors [40], which the same results are shown that some of the recyclers have an intermediate school level and many of them have begun to work from children in the streets, and are even affected families. In the same way, as demonstrated by Figures 1 and 2 and verified by other authors, solid waste management systems in Colombia are inefficient because they lack adequate administrative and financial structures, good regulations, and human resources.…”

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“…This culture leads to recyclers being exposed to occupational hazards ( Figure 1), because they usually always go behind a collection truck trying to recycle some of the garbage that is generated in their work zones, only recovering the recyclable waste which is 3% of the total waste generation by the city, a percentage similar to those found in Delhi, India, in which only 2% of the population recycle [38,39]. The results found in this work contrast with those found by other authors [40], which the same results are shown that some of the recyclers have an intermediate school level and many of them have begun to work from children in the streets, and are even affected families. In the same way, as demonstrated by Figures 1 and 2 and verified by other authors, solid waste management systems in Colombia are inefficient because they lack adequate administrative and financial structures, good regulations, and human resources.…”

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confidence: 51%

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Assessment of the Current Situation of Informal Recyclers and Recycling: Case Study Bogotá

2019

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The contribution of recyclers to the environment and the local economy is not recognized and they are not remunerated for the service they provide to the city. It is well known that informal collection contributes to the recycling of resources in a positive way, but it is also associated with several environmental, health, and social problems. In Colombia, these recyclers work informally. In 2016, Decree 596 was issued, which regulates the utilization of the public cleaning service and the transitory regime for the formalization of informal recyclers. The objective of this work is to evaluate the social and technical impact of recycling in the city of Bogotá three years after the regulations were issued. A study was carried out in order to study how recyclers have been affected by the new regulations after three years of validity as well as understand their perceptions of the evolution of recycling in the city. The study consisted of a series of surveys of recyclers from a statistical sample with 0.05 error that applied a mixed approach. Qualitative and quantitative analysis were included. This analysis was done in order to mix statistical results with deep analysis. The survey indicated that a low percentage of users (good 28%) performed good processes of separation at the source, which lowers the recovery of materials and prevents the potential use of many others. Likewise, it was evidenced that for a material to be sold or commercialized it depends significantly on the separation at the source. In addition, according to the perception of the respondents, society tends to discriminate against them, which leads to the conclusion that discrimination still exists between both the government and society. Finally, the current legislation has not been effective in its implementation and court declarations regarding recyclers as people with inherent rights have not yet been applied in Colombia.

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Assessment of the Current Situation of Informal Recyclers and Recycling: Case Study Bogotá

2019

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“…aunque se trató de 'pepenadores', que son recolectores de residuos sólidos en los tiradores de basura y, en su mayoría, migrantes de zonas rurales pobres con poca experiencia laboral y con ingresos monetarios precarios (18) . En Buenos Aires, Argentina, los recicladores informales (cartoneros) tienen niveles de escolaridad bajos en comparación con la población argentina (19) .…”

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Trastornos musculoesqueléticos en recicladores que laboran en Lima Metropolitana

Morales¹,

Oré²,

Tafur³

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ResumenIntroducción. Los recicladores en su mayoría desarrollan sus actividades en precarias condiciones sanitarias y de seguridad ocupacional. Los síntomas de los trastornos musculoesqueléticos (TME) es un problema que afecta a todos los sectores y ocupaciones. Objetivos. Conocer la percepción de síntomas de los TME. Diseño. Estudio descriptivo transversal. Lugar. Lima Metropolitana. Participantes. Recicladores de cualquier edad y género. Intervenciones. Aplicación del Cuestionario Nórdico. Principales medidas de resultados. Presencia de síntomas de TME por regiones anatómicas. Resultados. De los 131 participantes, 114 cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión, 58,8% (n=67) fueron varones y 41,2% (n=47) mujeres, con una media de 41,2 años (DE: 14,61; min: 18, máx: 77). La región anatómica con más síntomas fue la región lumbar, y fue la dolencia que más interferencia tuvo con las tareas de la casa o el trabajo. En el grupo etario de 20 a 39 años, los síntomas musculoesqueléticos más frecuentes se presentaron en la región cervical (p=0,012), mientras que en los mayores de 50 años se presentaron en las rodillas (p=0,040). Conclusiones. La percepción de síntomas de los TME en los recicladores se presentó predominantemente en la región lumbar y fue la dolencia que más interferencia tuvo con las tareas de casa o el trabajo. Results. Out of 131 selected participants, 114 met the inclusion criteria of which 58.8% (n = 67) were male and 41.2% (n = 47) female with an average age of 41.2 years (SD: 14.61; min: 18, max: 77). The anatomical region where most of the symptoms occurred was the lumbar region where the disease interfered with most of the household chores or work. In the age group 20-39 years, the most frequent musculoskeletal symptoms occurred in the cervical region (p = 0.012), whereas among people older than 50 years they occurred in the knees (p = 0.040). Conclusions. The perception of the symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders among recyclers was predominantly present in the lumbar region and it was the disease that had the most interference with household chores or work.

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“…Our estimations were based on values reported by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico. Nevertheless, actual values can depart from our estimations due to significant reduction in the amount of high-energy content materials in landfills, consequence of a vast unregulated recycling market (Aguilar-Vera et al, 2019;Cervantes and Palacios, 2012). Finally, techno-economical decisions must account the actual collected waste, the accurate characterization (including biogas) and the real calorific potential to avoid unrealistic expectations, and be complemented with environmental and sociopolitical assessments.…”

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A comparison assessment of landfill waste incineration and methane capture in the central region of Mexico

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This article aims to conduct a techno-economic feasibility assessment of producing energy by waste incineration and methane capture in the central region of Mexico. Three scenarios at different efficiency rates were considered: 50, 80 and 100%. For the methane project, yields and power capacity were determined using the potential generation rate and the degradable organic carbon content through the LandGEM model. For incineration, the waste calorific potential and the average moisture content were used to estimate the achievable electrical performance. The estimated annual energy was 35,018 GWh for methane, compared to 537.71 GWh for incineration. Both projects reported financial economic feasibilities when evaluated at a discount rate of 12%. Incineration reported an net present value of US$49,942,534 and an internal rate of return of 26% in contrast to US$4,054,109 and 17% for the methane project. Although the payback period for incineration was lower than for methane, its levelized cost of energy was significantly higher. These results are intended to assist the decision-making process when planning and developing waste management strategies under principles of circular economy in Mexico and similar regions worldwide.

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El trabajo en la pepena informal en México: nuevas realidades, nuevas desigualdades / Informal Scavenging in Mexico: New realities, New Inequalities

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Assessment of the Current Situation of Informal Recyclers and Recycling: Case Study Bogotá

Assessment of the Current Situation of Informal Recyclers and Recycling: Case Study Bogotá

Trastornos musculoesqueléticos en recicladores que laboran en Lima Metropolitana

A comparison assessment of landfill waste incineration and methane capture in the central region of Mexico

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