A LUTA DOS CATADORES DE MATERIAIS RECICLÁVEIS DE ALAGOAS

doi.org/10.29327/211653.6.9-5

Abstract

This paper deals with the collective organization of waste pickers in Alagoas. Basic categories about economic development, popular ecology and solidarity economy were used in order to elucidate the object of study. As a research source, the information provided by the State Department of Environment and Water Resources and the empirical research carried out with the groups of recyclable waste pickers during the State Meeting in 2016. Fourteen waste collector organization were identified in 11 municipalities in Alagoas.