National Geographic - USA (2019-12)

PARTNER CONTENT FOR DOW

RECYCLING

FOR A

CHANGE.

THE DOW INITIATIVE,

Recycling for a Change, is transforming

an underdeveloped, yet crucial, link in Brazil’s

waste management chain—Separation or

Recycling Cooperatives. Testing the program’s

merits in Brazil’s largest waste producer,

São Paulo, has produced rapid improvements

in productivity, income, and social impact

value for workers and communities.

BRAZIL’S WASTE PICKERS

TEST A NEW APPROACH

TO TRANSFORM WASTE

MANAGEMENT AND LIVES.

To learn more about these initiatives, go to DONT-WASTE.DOW.com