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Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de Panama

Ciudad de Panamá, Panama

Primary information

Language: Spanish
Number of members: 156
Type of members: Members are waste pickers
Occupation of members: Waste pickers
Type of Organization: Movement
Organizational Reach: National
Workplace of members: Sanitary landfill
Affiliations: Redlacre
Women composition: 16,0%

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What kind of relationship exists with the municipality?: None
How is the relationship with the municipality?: Conflictual and/or problematic, Excellent and/or friendly
Types of materials: Glass, Metals, Paper and cardboard, Plastic, Tetra brik
Sorting Spaces: Sorting centers
Challenges to access waste: Lack of infrastructure & resources, Lack of tools

Complementary Information

Information source: Interview to Juan Keneddy Gaona in Bogotá by Kendra Hughes.

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