▁the ▁broken ▁window , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁net ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁possibly ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁a ▁society ▁to ▁make ▁rec y cling ▁artificial ly ▁prof itable , ▁e . g . ▁through ▁the ▁law . ▁However , ▁in ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Argentina , ▁waste ▁pick ers / in form al ▁rec y cl ers ▁work ▁alongside ▁the ▁authorities , ▁in ▁fully ▁or ▁semi - fund ed ▁co oper atives , ▁allowing ▁inform al ▁rec y cling ▁to ▁be ▁legit im ized ▁as ▁a ▁paid ▁public ▁sector ▁job . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁social ▁support ▁of ▁a ▁country ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁income ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁undert aking ▁rec y cling , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁greater ▁chance ▁the ▁poor ▁will ▁come ▁in ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁large ▁rec y cling ▁organizations . ▁This ▁means ▁fewer ▁people ▁can ▁decide ▁if ▁certain ▁waste ▁is ▁more ▁econom ically ▁re usable ▁in ▁its ▁current ▁form ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁re process ed . ▁Con tr asted ▁to ▁the ▁rec y cling ▁poor , ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁their ▁rec y cling ▁may ▁actually ▁be ▁higher ▁for ▁some ▁materials ▁because ▁individuals ▁have ▁greater ▁control ▁over ▁what ▁is ▁considered ▁" w aste ". ▁ ▁One ▁labor - int ensive ▁under used ▁waste ▁is ▁electronic ▁and ▁computer ▁waste . ▁Because ▁this ▁waste ▁may ▁still ▁be ▁functional ▁and ▁wanted ▁mostly ▁by ▁those ▁on ▁lower ▁in comes , ▁who ▁may ▁sell ▁or ▁use ▁it ▁at ▁a ▁greater ▁efficiency ▁than ▁large ▁rec y cl ers . ▁ ▁Some ▁rec y cling ▁advoc