Waste pickers will be registered and issued with an identity card.
The registration of waste pickers across Johannesburg is underway, with 1,200 already recorded in Region D by the City’s department of environment and infrastructure services, in conjunction with Pikitup, reportsThe registration is conducted to afford waste pickers training opportunities and to benefit from waste minimisation value chain projects.
To verify, record, and quantify waste picker contribution to waste minimisation by collecting statistics of recyclable materials collected by waste pickers. To have accurate records of the number of waste pickers that can be used for planning programmes, selection of people to access different opportunities such as training etc. This will ensure that the process is fair and transparent and it can be properly monitored to make all opportunities equitable.All waste pickers will be registered and issued with a waste picker’s identity card.
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