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 28 countries covering mainly Latin America, Asia and Africa.
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Written by FACCyR

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Country Argentina

July 25, 2018

Translated by jose cortes


In May, Buenos Aires’ legislative body condemned a law which allowed incineration of waste in the city. FACCyR, working in conjunction with various waste picker cooperatives and civil society organizations, and drawing from an appeal for protection, got the Justice to momentarily suspend the law.