Open dumps pose major environmental and health concerns. They also provide incomes for million of people worldwide. Waste picker Grace Avemegah from Accra's Kpone landfill explains what's at stake. SHOW MORE for how inclusive recycling can prevent both poverty and pollution.

0:32 Why waste picking?
0:50 Why organize?
1:17 What would help?
1:44 Closing Kpone

For WIEGO's 3-page Position Paper on Dump Closures, visit:
http://bit.ly/DumpClosures

For more on how waste pickers keep both land & ocean clean, visit:
http://bit.ly/WasteInCoastalCities

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Produced by: Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing http://wiego.org

In collaboration with:
Kpone Landfill Waste Pickers Association

Video:
Courtesy of Dean Saffron https://deansaffron.com/