Compost organics with waste pickers in São Paulo

Catadoras and catadores lead the loop

Instituto Polis and the Brasil Composta Cultiva network support community composting and organic-waste treatment, now active across ten Brazilian states, with São Paulo as a flagship hub. The 2025 regional report cites recycler participation in organic management as a top Latin American success story.

What you can do

• Join a compost tour or training led by waste-picker leaders in the São Paulo metro area.
• Start or support a neighbourhood compost point that partners with local catadoras/es.

Why it matters

Organic diversion cuts methane from landfills while keeping recycler cooperatives at the centre of the system, not at its margins.

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• Report chapter: Zero Waste Europe: Latin America & the Caribbean (5th ed.)
  · Programme: Brasil Composta Cultiva, what we do
  · Tour example: Compost tour with recyclers