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T1 The Role and Experience of Women in Plastic Waste Management
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 plastic waste
K1 woman
K1 waste management
K1 gender role
YR 2022
FD 2022-12
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41534
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41534
NO This factsheet examines women’s roles in plastic waste management within a context of rapidly increasing global plastic waste and heavy reliance on informal systems in developing countries. It outlines how women dominate lower-tier activities such as collection and sorting, while facing low pay, insecurity, and limited advancement. It describes structural inequalities, gendered labour divisions, and stereotypes shaping opportunities, alongside case evidence showing integration efforts and persistent vulnerabilities including health risks and social marginalisation.
NO https://www.unep.org/ietc/
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026