Global Alliance of Waste Pickers and Allies in Cancun

The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers and Allies is attending the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, with a delegation of representatives from Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, South Africa, the United States, India, Canada, and Spain to demonstrate that millions of waste pickers around the world, supported by international organizations with representation in dozens of countries, stand united and committed to their struggle for climate protection and false waste and climate solutions.