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Waste scavengers of Buenos Aires

In Buenos Aires informal waste collectors recover 9 to 17% of municipal waste, representing an estimated saving for the municipality of US$30 000 to US$70 000 a day or US$3.5 to US$7 per collector. Scavenger households earn an average of US$58.4 a week. Despite their role in the economy, the working conditions of Buenos Aires cartoneros and their counterparts in other cities in the developing world are very poor, working mainly at night, without any protection such as masks or gloves.

Year: 2009

From collection: Vital Waste Graphics 2

Cartographer: Stéphane Kluser

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