Addressing Stigma about Waste Pickers

One of Waste Pickers Makhanda's main goals is to create awareness about the role of waste pickers in waste management of a city. The waste pickers felt excluded from waste management. They also felt as though municipality officials, media and residents who use the landfill perceive them in a way that does not align with their views of themselves.

To this end, we have been engaging with the public about our vision for our lives and for waste management in Makhanda.

This week, the waste pickers featured on Radio Grahamstown to share their movement and the work they're doing. Monde Xinwa discusses the progresses and challenges of the project and emphasises the need of sustainability and progress.

"We are human beings. We make a living out of waste picking."

Listen to the podcast here.