This guide is a tool for local governments to design and implement projects related to Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management (ISWM) in a progressive manner and in stages, complementing such management with the recognition of waste pickers that today are part of it, in most cases, informally. Therefore, an Integral and Inclusive Management of Municipal Solid Waste (IISWM) that promotes a circular economy and sustainable local development is proposed.

This work is a synthesis of a set of experiences of different actors recapitulated to date, added to a joint elaboration between the Ministry of Social Development and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Nation. It is not a closed compendium; on the contrary, it is intended to continue to be enriched through its implementation in the territory in such a way that it becomes a dynamic tool that allows the development of new approaches to the problem and strengthening waste recovery systems with social inclusion.

The manual is aimed primarily at public officials at all levels, organizations of urban waste pickers, academic institutions, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the community in general. It is also intended to involve other actors in the waste value chain: private companies, large generators, and the recycling industry. Such articulation is essential for them to accompany the implementation processes of the IISWM and contribute from changes in production processes to the development of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs, deploying actions that strengthen the social inclusion of urban waste pickers.