... contributions of the informal sector for solid waste management in developing countries in general and in HCMC in par- ticular and to find out whether an integration of the informal sector in the formal ... It includes a description of the general conditions for SWM in HCMC, the description of the formal and informal SWM system and presents examples for the integration of informal actors in the formal ... processed in a chain of, mostly also informal, waste shops and recycling facilities. Informal activities, in contrast with the formal sector in waste collecting and recycling, are often driven...