Improving Urban Resilience through Formal Integration of Waste Pickers in Jordan’s Solid Waste Management

The main aim of this project is to study the situation of waste pickers around the world and to analyze the situation of the informal sector of solid waste management in Jordan specifically. Different methods like surveys and desk reviews did the study. It included studying their behavior, the places they work, the types of materials they collect, the method of collection, and much more. After this analysis, the focus was to find the most suitable method to formally integrate this sector with the government to benefit the waste pickers, the government, and the whole solid waste situation in the country. Based on the results of our study, recommendations for the waste pickers' situation in Jordan were given.