Havana’s Poorest Turn to Informal Garbage Collection to Survive

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Issue Sep 23-29 2026: A new form of employment is taking hold on the streets of Havana: the “autonomous” garbage collector. Identifiable by the blue wheelbarrows they push, such collectors, who work neither for the state or for SMEs, are increasingly becoming an essential part of the urban environment, where they help ameliorate the city’s waste crisis for voluntary donations from residents.

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