This article focuses on the contributions that the social and solidarity economy (SSE) can make to the eco-social transition and to forms of social innovation, based on cooperation between the public sector and social initiatives in the field of waste management. The text presents the experience of Rag-Pickers of Emaús Navarra, an SSE entity dedicated to the recovery of bulky waste. Based on ethnographic research, it presents the specificities of this organisation that make it extremely unique and the impact of its relationship with public institutions, as well as the diversity of economic rationalities, that coexist within it. The article seeks to identify lines of action that could guide public policies towards a just eco-social transition in waste management, combining environmental and social inclusion objectives.
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