Essays about: "Pepenadores"

Found 1 essay containing the word Pepenadores.

  1. 1. The Power of Waste : A Study of Socio-Political Relations in Mexico City’s Waste Management System

    University essay from Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Carina Frykman; [2006]
    Keywords : Pepenadores; waste management; social structure; waste scavenger; ;

    Abstract : Abstract It is estimated that up to 2 percent of the population in Third World countries survives on waste in one way or another. In Mexico City alone there exist 15,000 garbage scavengers called Pepenadores. READ MORE