We have been fighting for many years for the recognition of our work, our profession and our rights. Now, with the strength of hundreds of waste pickers’ organizations in 26 countries around the globe, we are launching our Constitution. It will give us the foundation to build a solid bottom-up waste picker global organization, after a long period of international networking without a formal registration.
In 2005, we started RedLacre, the Latin American Network of Recyclers. Four years later, we formed the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers (GlobalRec). Finally, in the last two years, through a constitutive process, we have developed a joint vision that allows us to achieve a worldwide unity of waste pickers.
On October 29th, 2022 we will hold a Virtual Congress to Launch Our Constitution, which will allow us to formalize ourselves as an international organization of waste pickers. We are pleased to invite you to a very important event for all waste pickers around the world!
Visit the constitution launching congress dedicated page for all the information about the event.
Important reports and manifestos
- First International Conference. Bogotá (Colombia). 2008
- Global Strategic Workshop. Pune (India). 2012
- Global Exchange of Waste Pickers. Buenos Aires (Argentina). 2018
- Position on EPR. 2021
Prospective affiliates #
List of Prospective affiliates and observers from the adoption session on October 17th 2022 session.
# | Region | Country | Representative | Name of the organization | Status |
1 | Africa | Ghana | Divine Dekonor | Kpone | Prospective Affiliate |
2 | Africa | Senegal | Harouna Niasse | Bokk Diom | Prospective Affiliate |
3 | Africa | Burkina Faso | Souleymane Sampebgo | ATTAC/CADTM Burkina | Prospective Affiliate |
4 | Africa | Democratic Republic of Congo | Anne Matondo | Ligue pour les Droits de la Femme Congolaise ( LDFC) | Prospective Affiliate |
5 | Africa | Kenya | John Chweeya | KeNaWPWA | Prospective Affiliate |
6 | Africa | Mali | Ibrahima Sidibé | l'Association Maliennes des Trieuses de déchets sur les dépôts AMTDDO | Prospective Affiliate |
7 | Africa | Nigeria | Friday Oku | NASWON | Prospective Affiliate |
8 | Africa | South Africa | Lefa Mononga | SAWPA | Prospective Affiliate |
8 | Africa | South Africa | Luyanda Hlatshwayo | ARO | Prospective Affiliate |
9 | Africa | Benin | Fifame Farolle Houngbo | FINANMIN | Prospective Affiliate |
10 | Africa | Niger | Zeinabou Habou Barma | FENASEIN | Prospective Affiliate |
11 | Africa | Guinée | Absent | EGIG BTP | Prospective Affiliate |
12 | Africa | Togo | Absent | SYNAPROME | Prospective Affiliate |
13 | Asia | India | Sushila Sable | Alliance of Indian Waste-pickers | Prospective Affiliate |
14 | Asia | Bangladesh | Maksud | Bangladesh Waste-pickers Union | Prospective Affiliate |
15 | Asia | Indonesia | Pris Polly | IPI | Observer |
16 | Asia | Nepal | Shanti Tamang | Samyukta Safai Jagaran | Prospective Affiliate |
17 | Europe | Italy | Pietro Luppi | ReteOnu | Observer |
18 | Europe | France | Samuel Le Coeur | Amelior | Prospective Affiliate |
19 | Latinamerica | Brasil | Alex Cardoso | MNCR | Prospective Affiliate |
20 | Latinamerica | Colombia | Nohra Padilla | ANR | Prospective Affiliate |
21 | Latinamerica | Argentina | Leonor Larraburu | FACCyR | Prospective Affiliate |
22 | Latinamerica | Chile | Soledad Mella | ANARCH | Prospective Affiliate |
23 | Latinamerica | Panama | Yenny del Carmen | MNRP | Prospective Affiliate |
24 | Latinamerica | Bolivia | Absent | Red de Recolectores de Bolivia | Prospective Affiliate |
25 | Latinamerica | Dominican Republic | Robinson | Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de República Dominicana | Prospective Affiliate |
26 | Latinamerica | Ecuador | Elvia Pisuña | RENAREC | Prospective Affiliate |
27 | Latinamerica | Mexico | Abel Balderas | Unión de Trabajadores de Desechos Sólidos Industrializables Lázaro Cárdenas del Río | Prospective Affiliate |
28 | Latinamerica | Uruguay | Absent | UCRUS | Prospective Affiliate |
29 | Latinamerica | Honduras | Absent | Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores en Honduras | Prospective Affiliate |
30 | Latinamerica | Nicaragua | Absent | Mesa Nacional de Recicladores de Base de Nicaragua | Prospective Affiliate |
31 | Latinamerica | Paraguay | Absent | Asociación El Progreso | Prospective Affiliate |
32 | Latinamerica | El Salvador | Absent | - | Prospective Affiliate |
33 | NorthAmerica | USA | Ryan Castallya (on behalf of Josefa Marin) | Sure We Can | Prospective Affiliate |
33 | NorthAmerica | USA | Barbie Weber | GroundScore | Prospective Affiliate |
34 | NorthAmerica | Canada | Absent | Binners Project | Observer |
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