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As polluter-pays laws kick in, Asia needs to integrate informal workers in waste management system, not eliminate them

While informal waste pickers are often seen as competitors to the formal sector, they must be accorded dignity for the hard labour they put in, say experts at the launch of Eco-Business’ new film investigating the region’s waste crisis.

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While informal waste pickers are often seen as competitors to the formal sector, they must be accorded dignity for the hard labour they put in, say experts at the launch of Eco-Business’ new film investigating the region’s waste crisis.