2024 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES - For fast action on waste and methane

In this context, addressing the waste sector’s contribution to environmental and climate damage is critical and time-bound, and must follow the priorities established by the waste hierarchy – that is, giving priority to waste prevention, giving discarded materials the highest and best use and phasing out waste disposal technologies such as landfilling and incineration. [...] the visibility of waste pickers and other workers • Recognise the role of waste pickers in value under informal and cooperative settings and chains and promote a circular economy by recognise their fundamental human dignity, and establishing partnerships with waste pickers their historic contribution and continuing role. [...] Waste transfer, support for infrastructure and picker surveys are essential for identifying organizing of workers, and greater job security who to bring to the table in the planning and for waste pickers and waste workers. [...] • Give priority, emphasize and promote In terms of accountability, standards for financial integration of waste pickers and waste institutions and project promoters must workers, outlining how local knowledge of adopt a clear set of criteria and guidelines for waste pickers and waste workers must be developing methane reduction projects including brought into the process for learning. [...] This could create a committee with representation of the systems change different right holders to supervise the proper The waste and climate crisis are not only application of the EJ principles in the decision- environmental issues and they are closely making process and to interventions in the interrelated with other social and economic waste sector in a given context.