Apoio de R$22.9 milhões para cooperativas de catadores
Monday, October 15th, 2007Synopsis in English: Brazilian President Lula announced on 01 October the first 24 financial lines to be awarded by the National Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES) to cooperatives of unofficial waste sorters/ recyclers known in Brazil as catadores. The catador cooperatives are generally composed of the very poor that live off of the recyclables […]
BNDES cria linha de apoio para catadores de materiais recicláveis
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006Synopsis in English: Brazil’s National Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES) is offering a new financing line intended to help cooperatives of catadores (wastepickers) conduct urban recycling operations. The BNDES line will assist the cooperatives, generally composed of the very poor that live off of the recyclables they collect, sort and sell, to invest in […]