waste pickers
United States – 2 Feb 2012 – On February 2, members of Riverside’s North Neighborhood Policing Center announced a crackdown on recycle scavengers — those individual...
A letter from Senegalese waste pickers: 70 waste pickers lose their belongings in a landfill fire
The village of Gouy-Gui burned Thursday, January 19 and almost 70 waste pickers have lost their possessions. Our partners came to us and even the Minister of Public Health came to see the site of the fire.
Video: The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers – Global Day of Action for Climate Justice
On Dec. 3, the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers and Allies marched in the streets of Durban demanding climate justice. Enjoy the video! Global Alliance of Waste Pickers – Glo...
Slideshow: Global Alliance of Waste Pickers in Durban – COP17
The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers and Allies came together at COP17 to offer community-based solutions to climate change and stop climate finance being driven to dirty waste-to-...
“San Francisco’s rubbish – why everyone wants a share” (BBC News)
United States – 31 Jan 2012 – San Francisco has one of the best recycling rates in the US, with many companies and individuals making a living by combing the streets fo...
“The Waste Pickers’ Oral Histories” (The Audioboo Blog)
India – The interviews took place with the help of waste picker organisations in some of India’s biggest cities (Delhi, Chennai, Bangaluru and Pune), amid the constant honk...
“Scavengers’ Search For Survival On Refuse Sites” (Leadership)
Nigeria – 29 Jan 2012 – Health is wealth they say, but some people neglect the basic hygienic rules to make money in order to earn a living. Kehinde Ajobiewe takes a lo...
“Pune: A (Nearly) Waste-Free City” (MIT Public Service Center)
India – 26 Jan 2012 – Until now, we’ve spent the majority of our time exploring upstream agricultural supply chains – learning about what happens to food between fa...
“Sifting Through Rubble” (National Geographic)
Philippines – 25 Jan 2012 – Young children work without masks or gloves, and sometimes they are not even wearing shoes as they sift through charcoal in search of nails ...
Press Release: Nicaragua will host a Summit for Recyclers that includes 21 countries in South America
In February, 200 leaders will meet in the Recyclers First Central American Meeting with the objective of defining what political steps to take this year. Between the 20th and 25th...
“Government to train Kupferberg population” (Namibian Broadcasting Corporation)
Namibia – 25 Jan 2012 – The Prime Minister said government was also working towards offering training to the Kupferberg population. Nahas Angula believes that the solut...
“Kupferberg scavengers demand cash for work” (Namibian Broadcasting Corporation)
Namibia – 24 Jan 2012 – People scavenging at the Kupferberg dumping site outside Windhoek are demanding cash for work from government. They say the program for which go...
SWaCH Newsletter – Issue 2 – January 2012
Greetings from SWaCH! It is with great pleasure that we present to you the second issue of the SWaCH quarterly newsletter. swach-newsletter2 Warm Regards, Manisha Desai +919765405...
“Mexico City closes noxious landfill but fails to find alternative dump” (Chron)
Mexico – 22 Jan 2012 – MEXICO CITY – As one of the planet’s greatest crushes of humanity, the sprawling and chaotic Mexican capital hemorrhages garbage. Mex...
“A waste of an opportunity” (Business Standard)
India – 21 Jan 2012 – Here are two models for solid waste disposal in two major cities — Kolkata and Pune. Kolkata has a history of garbage lying on streets, with a b...
“Ragpickers oppose waste to energy plants” (Down to Earth)
With the fear of losing their means of living looming over them, waste pickers from across the country have opposed Delhi government’s plan to install three waste to energy plant...
A Huge Victory for Waste Pickers in Colombia
Hello Waste Pickers and Allies, A significant victory has finally arrived for the waste pickers of Colombia — and right in time for the holidays and New Year. For the past 11...
“New waste management plans endanger Indian ragpickers” (DW-World)
For the last five years, Manubhan, 18, and his brother Pramod, 16, have been up at the crack of dawn heading for houses and restaurants to collect recyclable items. They venture in...
“No to dirty CDM” by Payal Parekh (in Spanish & English)
Unlike other UN Climate Conferences there have been very few creative actions; in large part due to the fact that actions are permitted in two small areas and UN police are harassing observers for handing out flyers!
Nevertheless there have been two great actions against dirty Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project types, incineration and coal. Yesterday, wastepickers that belong to the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) staged a vibrant action. Read more
Slideshow & Videos – Waste Pickers featured on Climate Change Studio at COP17
On the last day of COP17, Suman More and Sushila Sabale of India, Neil Tangri, with GAIA, and Nomacebo Mbayo and Simon Mbata, of the South African Waste Pickers’ Association,...