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Jutta Gutberlet
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Latest papers
Towards a just transition to the circular economy: Analysing waste pickers' integration in North America.
Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA · 2026
Assessment of occupational hazards facing waste pickers to support a proper closure of a large open dump.
Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA · 2026
Integration of waste pickers in waste management systems worldwide: A review of approaches and outcomes.
Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA · 2026
Latest funding
- $99,927
From Invisible to Counted: A Community-Based Assessment of Waste Pickers' Contributions to the Circular Economy in Victoria, Canada
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
- $48,882
Co-Planning of Climate Adaptation and Just Transition Strategies for Waste Pickers in Brazil
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $43,728
Becoming Quality Education: Cross-National Exploration of Formal, Informal and Nonformal Learning Spaces for Transformation of Lives through Education and Social Inclusion
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
13 publications.
Towards a just transition to the circular economy: Analysing waste pickers' integration in North America.
Castro AMRC, Gutberlet J, Schalch V
Assessment of occupational hazards facing waste pickers to support a proper closure of a large open dump.
Martins GKM, Moraes Pintel Ramos H, Bashash M, Zolnikov TR, Gutberlet J, Galato D, Cruvinel VRN
Integration of waste pickers in waste management systems worldwide: A review of approaches and outcomes.
Castro AMRC, Martins AM, Gonçalves AP, Gutberlet J, Siman RR, Schalch V
Characteristics, challenges and innovations of waste picker organizations: A comparative perspective between Latin American and East African countries.
Kain JH, Zapata P, Mantovani Martiniano de Azevedo A, Carenzo S, Charles G, Gutberlet J, Oloko M, Pérez Reynosa J, Zapata Campos MJ
Waste Pickers and Their Practices of Insurgency and Environmental Stewardship.
Gutberlet J, Sorroche S, Martins Baeder A, Zapata P, Zapata Campos MJ
Emerging complexities and rising omission: Contrasts among socio-ecological contexts of infectious diseases, research and policy in Brazil.
Giatti LL, Ribeiro RA, Nava AFD, Gutberlet J
Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution.
Lau WWY, Shiran Y, Bailey RM, Cook E, Stuchtey MR, Koskella J, Velis CA, Godfrey L, Boucher J, Murphy MB, Thompson RC, Jankowska E, Castillo Castillo A, Pilditch TD, Dixon B, Koerselman L, Kosior E, Favoino E, Gutberlet J, Baulch S, Atreya ME, Fischer D, He KK, Petit MM, Sumaila UR, Neil E, Bernhofen MV, Lawrence K, Palardy JE
Household waste and health risks affecting waste pickers and the environment in low- and middle-income countries.
Gutberlet J, Uddin SMN
Contribution of cooperative sector recycling to greenhouse gas emissions reduction: a case study of Ribeirão Pires, Brazil.
King MF, Gutberlet J
Participatory research revealing the work and occupational health hazards of cooperative recyclers in Brazil.
Gutberlet J, Baeder AM, Pontuschka NN, Felipone SM, Dos Santos TL
From Invisible to Counted: A Community-Based Assessment of Waste Pickers' Contributions to the Circular Economy in Victoria, Canada
Principal investigators: Gutberlet, Jutta
Co-Planning of Climate Adaptation and Just Transition Strategies for Waste Pickers in Brazil
Principal investigators: Gutberlet, Jutta
Keywords: climate change; climate justice; just transition; waste pickers; waste management
Becoming Quality Education: Cross-National Exploration of Formal, Informal and Nonformal Learning Spaces for Transformation of Lives through Education and Social Inclusion
Principal investigators: Sanford, Katherine
Keywords: quality education; formal education; informal education; nonformal education; cross-national; sustainability
Co-Creating Grassroots Pedagogy: A Partnership for Popular Education of Waste Pickers
Principal investigators: Gutberlet, Jutta
Keywords: Popular education; grassroots pedagogy; social movement learning; adult education; waste management and the informal sector
Youth and Grassroots Engagement in Waste Reduction
Principal investigators: Gutberlet, Jutta
Keywords: plastic waste; zero waste; youth; grassroots organizations; sustainability
Youth and Grassroots Engagement in Waste Reduction
Principal investigators: Gutberlet, Jutta
Keywords: plastic waste; zero waste; youth; grassroots organizations; sustainability
Sharing waste governance research
Principal investigators: Gutberlet, Jutta
Keywords: conference; community-based research results; grassroots organizations and networks; waste management; governance
Mapping waste governance
Principal investigators: Gutberlet, Jutta
Keywords: governance; waste management; resilience; grassroots; community; recycling; participatory action research; community-based research
Informal Recyclers in a Long Winter Cold Country with Fast Growing Economy: A Perspective from Mongolian Solid Waste Management System
Principal investigators: Gutberlet, Jutta
Keywords: (1) Informal recycling; (2) Solid waste management; (3) Social inclusion; (4) Poverty reduction; (5) Sustainability; (6) Participatory research; (7) Qualitative research methodology
Mapping our common ground a community collaboratory for sustainable planning and engagement
Principal investigators: Keller, Peter C.
Keywords: economic development; environment; sustainable planning; urban planning; mapping; green maps; digital economy; internet mapping; social media; Victoria; B.C.; First Nations; Aboriginal; community development; education; knowledge mobilization
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