waste picker

What Are Garbage Pickers Called?

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What Are Garbage Pickers Called? A waste collector, also known as a garbageman, trashman (in the US), dustman or binman (in the UK), is a person employed by a public or private enterprise to collect and dispose of municipal solid waste (refuse) and recyclables from residential, commercial, industrial or other collection sites for further processing

What Do Waste Pickers Do?

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What Do Waste Pickers Do? A waste picker is a person who salvages reusable or recyclable materials thrown away by others to sell or for personal consumption. There are millions of waste pickers worldwide, predominantly in developing countries, but increasingly in post-industrial countries as well. Is waste picking illegal? Since waste pickers are not recognised