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Ikageng Ditamating

Sasolburg, South Africa

Primary information

Year formed: 2009
Language: English
Number of members: 49
Type of members: Members are waste pickers
Occupation of members: Waste pickers
Type of Organization: Cooperative
Organizational Reach: Local
Workplace of members: Dumpsite
Objectives: Improve livelihoods, strengthen unity and cohesion amongst waste pickers, improve prices or recycled materials
Partnering organizations: GroundWork, South African Waste Picker Network,
Women composition

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Benefits

Services

Types of materials: Metals, Paper and cardboard, Plastics
Activities: Selling materials, Waste collection, Waste sorting

Complementary Information

Information source: Africa 2009

Comments / Narrative

Previously operated as two separate groups – Ikageng was made up of women and older men collecting paper and plastic and Ditamating was made up of younger men collecting metals. It was decided to unify and agreed that as a common organization all reclaimers would be able to collect all materials with profits to be shared equally. This united front would also strengthen their negotiating position with the awarding of a collection contract from the municipality.

Contact information

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