INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF WASTE PICKERS

The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a networking process supported by WIEGO, among thousands of waste picker organizations with groups in more than 32 countries covering mainly Latin America, Asia and Africa.
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Country Argentina

December 08, 2017

Translated by Jose Cortes


On wednesday we proved once again that...
Written by FACyR - CTEP. Facebook. 11/24/2017

In the face of a project to build 7 waste incineration plants in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina, thousands of cartoneros (waste pickers) from the FACyR – CTEP (Federación Argentina de Cartoneros y Recicladores) rallied on November 22nd, 2017 under the banner “Stop incineration, support inclusive recycling”, to show their opposition and to demand an inclusive law which acknowledges their work and promotes recycling.