Informal transborder recycling on the U.S.‐Mexico border
The cartoneros of Nuevo Laredo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12143604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martín Medina (0000-0003-2158-7202, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 19-40 |
| Publication date | 2001-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Borderlands Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0886-5655 • E-ISSN: 2159-1229 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08865655.2001.9695573 |
| OpenAlex | W2167504727 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 21 |
This paper examines the informal recovery of cardboard by Mexicans in Laredo, Texas, which is then recycled in Mexico. Cardboard collecting in the area shows strong backward and forward linkages with the formal sector and with the international economy. Scavenging in the area illustrates the ongoing international economic integration between Mexico and the U.S. The paper challenges previous characterizations of scavengers as being poor and marginal; argues that scavengers should be categorized as informal entrepreneurs, and advocates the use of a joint qualitative/quantitative methodology in the study of scavenging. It also argues that public policy should support scavenging activities
Business · cardboard · Civil engineering · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Informal sector · International trade · Joint (building · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative research · Sociology · Waste management · Engineering · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Taxation and Compliance Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.87 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2024 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |