COVID-19 awareness driven by wastepickers’ children in India
As the world grapples to fight off the Novel Coronavirus, it has now become everyone’s responsibility to be mindful of the basic hygiene and adhere to them strictly. Chintan&...
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Waste pickers in Philippines face Coronavirus
We have received from Philippines a series of answers to our call for information of actions by waste picker organizations from 5 groups (4 from Metro Manila, and 1 from Cagayan de...
During the times of COVID 19, our fundamental duties towards sanitation workers and wastepickers
Physical distancing, stocking up on sanitizers, soaps for hand-washing, masks and gloves, hoarding supplies, limiting travel, working from home may be the new normal in bein...
Fight the Battle against the Coronavirus COVID-19 (SWaCH, Pune, India)
As we fight the battle against the Corona Virus COVID-19, it is important to remember that waste management and disposal is a crucial service. It is imperative that waste be collec...
Waste-picker & informal waste collectors of India seek safety measures from Indian government to safeguard against COVID-19
To Shri Narendra Modi Honourable Prime Minister of India New Delhi Subject: Safety of the waste-pickers and informal waste collectors during Covid 19 pandemic. Respected Sir We the...
Informal workers of India seek safety and financial support from the national government to survive Covid 19 Pandemic
Statement of Working Peoples’ Charter on Coronavirus Crisis If India, with its brittle economy and even weaker healthcare infrastructure, is to survive the current Coronavirus pa...
Call to national and local governments and citizens to assist and support Waste Pickers (SAWPA, South Africa)
The South African Waste Pickers Association is calling all men and women who are picking the recyclable materials within the waste stream, those on the landfills, streets, illegal ...
Recommendations to Prevent the spread of Coronavirus as Waste Pickers(ANR, Colombia)
Fellow Waste Pickers: The following are some recommendations to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus (Coronavirus) in our work as public service providers of Recyclables manage...
A teenage life lost, due to the lack of safety measures in Slum Rehabilitation Colony
We at Hasiru Dala are deeply saddened to share the news that Shivanna, 15-year-old son of waste-pickers Venkatesh and Narsamma passed away this morning in a hospital in Tumkur. He ...
Design considerations for Hasiru Dala’s Dry Waste Collection IMS
Dry Waste Collection Centres (DWCC) in Bengaluru are a recent-ish (since 2013-14) development in waste-management efforts of the city civic body BBMP: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara P...
Waste Pickers and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Dear waste picker groups and allies around the world, In recognition of the urgent need to protect waste pickers against COVID-19 virus, we would like to collect and share recommen...
Another brutal killing of a waste picker in Kenya
Our friend and a fellow waste picker Warren Jirongo, a 26 years old man at Kawangware, Nairobi (Kenya), was killed last month. He was brutally stabbed to death by his landlord over...
Mobilizations Around the World for Global Waste Pickers Day 2020
This March 1st, 2020, waste pickers are paying a new homage to the fellow recyclers who were murdered in Colombia 27 years ago. In their honor, this date became a global day in whi...
Ground Score, a new waste picker organization in the USA
A new waste picker association took root in the United States of America in 2019, and this year will be its first time celebrating International Waste Picker Day on March 1st. Port...
Sure we Can, organized waste pickers in Brooklyn NY, fights eviction
Sure We Can (SWC) is a community space, sustainability hub, and redemption center located in Bushwick, Brooklyn NY (USA). At our site, canners, or those who collect and redeem bott...
