Category: Organizing
Waste pickers in Argentina unionize to defend their livelihoods
President Dilma hears waste pickers’ demands at Expocatadores 2014
An update from the waste pickers of Hasirudala
The waste pickers of Ecuador unite for their national assembly
“We are the faces of recycling”: the 5th Chilean Waste Pickers’ Conference
Waste picker speaks at Conference at IIM Ahmedabad
Safai Sena holds its annual meeting
Waste pickers and other social movements gathered in Delhi to assert rights
In Delhi, waste pickers in KKU union can now vote
A waste picker from Pune shared her struggle with Pope Francis
Long live the biffins of Paris!
Canadian waste pickers recycled 150,000 containers!
We thought of celebrating after recycling 120,000 containers but then we surpassed that last week! The success of the temporary recycling shed belonging to the Valoristes’ cooperative in Quebec confirms the need for permanent recycling sheds like the ones that exist across most of Canada.
Waste pickers matter in India’s cleanliness campaign
Inclusive solid waste management models should be expanded
German Ambassador takes up the Rice Bucket Challenge with Chintan
A victory for waste pickers’ children in India
Waste pickers of Maharashtra are in a celebratory mood. On August 27th, the Maharashtra Government finally conceded to their demand for inclusion under the centrally sponsored pre-matric scholarship scheme for children of those working in “unclean” occupations.
We say no to postponing the closure of open dumps in Brazil
Deputy André Moura is trying to extend another eight years the deadline for municipalities across Brazil to close their open dumps. Municipalities have already had four years to conform to the national law.
RENAREC of Ecuador is in solidarity with the waste pickers of Bogotá
The National Network of Waste Pickers of Ecuador (RENAREC) salutes the waste pickers of Bogotá with the following words…
Waste pickers and volunteers divert 177 tons of festival offerings from rivers
The significance of immersing the idol symbolizes the Lord taking our sorrows along with Him and returning again next year to protect us. But between this symbolism and merriment lies the bleak reality of ecological degradation that comes with immersing idols and Nirmalaya in our water bodies.