Why these startups focus on informal plastic waste workers in the fight against climate crisis

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Why these startups focus on informal plastic waste workers in the fight against climate crisis - e27

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When we are talking about the plastic waste pollution problem, the narrative often centres around technology and the end product as a solution.

But there is an aspect of this problem that is not often discussed: The human resource aspect of it.

According to Atichartakarn, Trash Lucky works by recruiting independent waste collectors by staking out at local recycling shops in the area they aim to expand into.“The goal is to shorten the distance the recyclables have to travel from consumers to our recycling bin to waste collectors to recycling shops and the rest of the supply chain.