Jaboatão dos Guararapes is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It occupies an area of 258.7 km², with a population of approximately 697,636 inhabitants, according to the IBGE 2018 census, making it the second most populated municipality in the state. The Municipality of Jaboatão dos Guararapes, through the Municipal Secretariat of Social Assistance and Citizenship, has implemented the Selective Collection Program as a universalized productive inclusion policy aimed at promoting sustainable cooperativism. The innovative aspect of the program is the recycler’s capacity for profitability through training in various areas, which enables the exercise of several activities that contribute to their final income. The actions developed by the Program have a great impact throughout the Municipality. This reinforces the feeling that it is possible to combine personal growth and socio-productive inclusion with the creation and maintenance of a balanced environment.