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Episode 11: Women in the Informal Economy

Co-Hosts: Jenna Jambeck and Kathryn Youngblood

Guest: Sonia Dias, of WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing)

On this aquathread: find out what a garbologist is and how did Sonia end up as one; why is what we term a waste collector so important; why is the informal waste sector so critical and how do they help prevent plastic pollution?; how can we garner more respect for all waste workers, both formal and informal.

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Regents Professor, 2022 MacArthur Fellow, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor in Environmental Engineering,<br/>New Materials Institute, Circularity Informatics Lab, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Morgan Stanley Plastic Waste Resolution Senior Researcher<br/>Twitter: @JambeckResearch<br/>Instagram: jennajambeck
Research Engineer, Debris Tracker Director, Circularity Informatics Lab (CIL), UGA