Media Alert: Monday, Dec. 5 – Waste Pickers at COP17

ACTION: 10 am

Gate B near media tents, ICC

PRESS CONFERENCE: 12 pm

Kosi Palm Room, Inkosi Albert Luthuli, ICC

Waste pickers reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save raw materials through recycling: they are a real human force to mitigate climate change and offer a necessary alternative to polluting waste-to-energy technologies. Representatives from the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers and allies will talk about their realities and views on the climate and waste policy situation, including a critical perspective on the CDM and the Green Climate Fund.

To get in touch with waste pickers for interviews, contact info@globalrec.org or call +27 072-388-7852. Visit www.globalrec.org for more information.