Contribuciones de los recicladores informales al metabolismo de la ciudad de Barcelona
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15035555 |
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| Authors | Julián Porras (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Daniele Vico (Universitat de Barcelona), D Velilla Vico (0000-0002-1150-7830, Universitat de Barcelona), Federico Demaria (0000-0003-4939-8243, Universitat de Barcelona) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Issue | 68 |
| Pages | 51 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecología Política Cuadernos de debate internacional (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1130-6378 • E-ISSN: 2604-6091 |
| Publisher | Fundacio ENT (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.53368/ep68resbr01 |
| OpenAlex | W4416457793 |
| Language | ES |
| References cited | 8 |
In Barcelona, around 3,200 people engage in the informal selection, collection, enhancement, transformation, and sale of objects and materials derived from waste. Although this activity is a daily occurrence in the lives of Barcelona residents, its dynamics are little known, and its contributions often ignored. In this case study, we describe the various contributions recyclers make to the city’s metabolism, drawing from the research findings of the Wastecare project, in which we gathered information on the interactions between households and recyclers in the city. Most literature on this topic estimates informal recyclers’ contributions based on the materials they collect. For instance, we know that, despite the marginalized and often invisible nature of their work, they collect 30% of recyclable material in cities across Asia, Latin America, and Africa (Gutberlet, 2015), or, in this case study, they collect 30% of scrap metal in Catalonia (Datambient, 2013). We also know that their contributions extend to the social relationships essential for waste management, the symbolic reconfiguration of waste, reuse practices, and logistics within the collection system. The objective of this article is to define and articulate these various, lesser-known ways in which recyclers contribute to the city’s metabolism
Informal sector · Latin Americans · Participant observation · Reuse · Municipal Solid Waste Management · Social Issues and Sustainability · Sustainable Industrial Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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