Some final highlights from this research include the following.
-The PV project enabled a ‘new way of seeing’ catadore/as, legitimising their work and validating their capacity to perform selective collection programmes.
- By way of facilitating PV focus groups with government and encouraging a ‘two-way’ engagement within a space of power redistribution, the participatory process enabled multiple voices and representations of the community.
- The project helped strengthen relationships between the cooperatives and their local governments, providing a more unified space for knowledge exchange.