Mejora de los ingresos económicos de los recicladores formales del distrito de Independencia en el Periodo 2009-2013 Mejora de los ingresos económicos de los recicladores formales del distrito de Independencia en el periodo 2009-2013

Abstract

In Peru there is an unmet demand with respect to the municipal solid waste collection service in urban areas, where most of the solid wastes not collected are burned, used as pig food, thrown into rivers, etc. These situations cause environmental and health problems. Improving the collection system and solid waste treatment is an alternative to the solid waste problem. Given the characteristics of Lima, formal recyclers are considered as strategic allies to improve the solid waste collection system. The formalization of recyclers has improved their income, considering that the informal recyclers have low incomes, which does not allow them to improve their quality of life in many aspects. According to the collected and analyzed information of the recyclers´ income when they were informal, their income increased when they become formal.