Gender and Waste Nexus: Experiences from Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal

Annex 5: Summary of feedback during the stakeholder consultation in Bhutan, April 2019

UNEP-IETC, together with the national partner, WWF Bhutan, carried out stakeholder consultations in April 2019 as part of a stakeholder workshop on mainstreaming gender in waste management.

The main comments received from the stakeholders as issues that could be further studied include:

1) Stigma attached to waste jobs (especially low-paying jobs that are mainly carried out by women)

2) Segregation at the source implemented, but more education, awareness and advocacy is required

3) Health and safety issues of children and youth (including babies with their working mothers)

4) Education, advocacy and awareness-raising especiallywith a focus on emphasizing the dignity of labour and educating on waste management and its benefits

5) The recent unsustainable consumption pattern (how to reduce waste at the source)

6) Limited resources (both human and economic) and public participation in waste management

7) Encouraging corporate social responsibility (CSR) and extended producer responsibility (EPR) (including CSR from media for advocacy programmes).

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