Visual resources

These posters explain key parts of integration in simple and fun ways. If you print them and hang them on the walls during workshops and classes you could ask participants/students to move around the room and discuss what they think the posters mean. Or you could divide the participants/students into smaller groups, assign a different poster to each group, give the groups a set amount of time to read related written resources and discuss what their poster means, and then ask each group to present their poster to the rest of the participants/students. You can also hang the posters in your office, company, or sorting space to spark conversations about integration.

This series of three infographics provides a simple, visual explanation of: 1) how reclaimers collect and revalue recyclables; 2) why there are negative consequences when private companies and people who are not reclaimers are contracted to collect recyclables; and 3) how reclaimers and municipalities benefit when reclaimers are contracted to collect separated recyclables. You can use the infographics in slide presentations, hang them on the walls during workshops and classes and have students engage them in different ways, or display them on the walls of your office, company, sorting space, or at home.

It is hard to understand reclaimers and the work they do just by reading about them. Reclaimers were incredibly generous in welcoming us to take photos of them at home and while they were working. These photo essays give you rich insight into reclaimers, their work, and their lives.

The photo essays can be projected as part of presentations, shown on a loop on a big screen, or printed. Teachers can give students a photo essay (or ask them to choose one) and give them an assignment to use other resources on the website (as well as other sources) to explain what the photo essay tells us about larger  issues related to reclaimers and waste picker integration.

The project provided the African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) and the South African Waste Pickers Association (SAWPA) with resources to each make two short animated videos that they can use in their education and campaigning work. You can use the videos in your workshops, classes, and meetings. You can also share them on WhatsApp and social media to educate a wider group of people.

The project made videos on each of the three main case studies, which focus on: 1) paying reclaimers for providing a separation at source collection service; 2) infrastructure for reclaimers; and 3) landfill cooperatives. These videos provide a quick and engaging way to present the case studies.

They can be used to learn more about those specific initiatives and to kick-off discussion on what approaches to integration could be relevant in your specific context. The project and a sister project by the Plastics Pact also made videos on the daily lives of reclaimers that can be used as part of educational activities.

The Reclaim, Revalue, Reframe project hosted a series of four webinars on waste picker integration in 2021 and 2022. Each webinar included at least one reclaimer representative and other (non-reclaimer) experts. The webinars focused on: 1) women reclaimers, 2) partnering with reclaimers, 3) integrating landfill reclaimers, and 4) the development and piloting of the South Africa Waste Picker Registration System (SAWPRS). You can watch the webinar recordings to learn more about the specific issues. You can also show clips of the webinars in classes, workshops, presentations, and meetings.

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