RECYCLING INDUSTRIES IN THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO: SPATIALITIES AND MARKETING NETWORKS OF METAL, OIL AND RESIDUAL FATS (OGR), PLASTIC AND PAPER

Abstract

Recycling and its socio-environmental impacts have been frequently addressed by the most recent geographical studies. Thus, this article intends, through studies of geographical science, to unveil the possible forms of theoretical interpretation of the phenomenon of recycling, dialoguing about the relationship between waste picking and the precariousness of work in the very transformation of the capitalist mode of production. It also discusses how capitalism needs unequal relations for its maintenance, also using strategies so that the professional collector does not recognize the importance of his work for society. In addition, it seeks to bring important data and figures, through graphs and cartograms, about the recycling industry operating in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Finally, this work demonstrated the importance of looking at certain marginalized individuals and functions in Brazilian society, understanding the current system of oppression and seeking a more balanced relationship between the subjects that make up the recycling production network or the "garbage game".

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2025.011-008