Abstract

This article examines how the scrap-handling/recycling system in Myanmar has adopted mobile telephony in its day-to-day operations, and how this has led to a rationalization of the sector. It focuses on work processes, information and price retrieval, risk management, efficiency, and coordination. Scrap-handlers and ragpickers in four townships of Myanmar were interviewed in three phases of fieldwork, and their mobile phone use was also observed. The findings provide insight into how mobile communication can streamline the day-to-day workings of a sector, and also the disadvantages experienced by those who do not have a mobile phone.

中文翻译：

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有关可回收废物的宝贵信息：缅甸的移动电话和废料处理部门的合理化

摘要

本文探讨了缅甸的废料处理/回收系统如何在日常业务中采用移动电话，以及如何使该行业合理化。它侧重于工作流程，信息和价格检索，风险管理，效率和协调。在实地调查的三个阶段中，对缅甸四个乡镇的废料处理工和碎布工进行了采访，并观察了他们使用手机的情况。这些发现为移动通信如何简化一个部门的日常工作提供了见解，也为那些没有手机的人带来了不利条件。