Both groups, affiliated and unaffiliated, emphasized that their work was not only a source of income and a way of being useful to the economy, but it also contributed to society, since it was directly involved in the maintenance of a cleaner environment perception higher than 40% in unaffiliated recyclers and higher that 59% in affiliated recyclers.
Ambos grupos, agremiados y no agremiados, resaltaron que su labor no solo era una forma de sustento económico y de ser útiles en la economía, sino que también aportaba a la sociedad, en tanto contribuían directamente al mantenimiento de un ambiente más limpio percepción mayor del 40% en recuperadores no agremiados y mayor del 59% en los agremiados.