Waste recycling programs in Bolivia are displacing Indigenous communities

A new ethnographic study documents how circular economy initiatives—framed as environmental solutions—are appropriating Indigenous lands without meaningful consent or benefit-sharing. The findings expose a critical blind spot in global sustainability policies that prioritize waste management infrastructure over indigenous rights and land sovereignty.

Originaltitel: Predatory Care: Indigenous People and Land at the Crossroads of the Circular Transition of Municipal Waste Disposal in Bolivia