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

Nepal

Woman weighing segregated scrap plastic at a transfer station. Around 35 waste picking jobs have been given exclusively to young women. At the transfer station, the pickers work seven days a week and are paid at the end of each month. Men oversee their work and monitor their performance. Photo by Tina Schoolmeester.

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