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Webinar: Waste-pickers Contribution for a Cleaner Planet at COP26. Nov. 9th

GlobalRec | Region Global | Nov 05, 2021

It is our immense pleasure to invite you to the Webinar: Saving the Climate: Waste-pickers Contribution for a Cleaner Planet that will take place on November 9th, 2021 at 18:30 In...

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Podcast on Reclaimers in South Africa

GlobalRec | Region Africa | Oct 20, 2021

In this podcast published by New Frame they interview Kopano Mokoena, Thando Nkalaand Eva Mokoena, reclaimers of Johannesburg, South Africa. They also interview Federico Parra (WIE...

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Announcement: Request for proposal to set up the National Database of Waste-pickers

Alliance of Indian Wastepickers | Region Asia | Oct 14, 2021

Deadline for submission of Request for Proposal extended to 10th November 2021 1. Background The Alliance of Indian Waste-pickers (AIW) is setting up a national database of waste...

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African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) Wins WWF’s Living Planet Award

GlobalRec | Region Africa | Aug 26, 2021

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has named Johannesburg-based non-profit organisation African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) and acclaimed South African scientist Professor Bob Scho...

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Jacquelina Flores Addresses the ILC Recurrent Discussion on Social Security Committee

GlobalRec | Region Global | Jun 30, 2021

For the first time in its history, the 109th International Labour Conference (ILC) is being held virtually due to restrictions and changes imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The it...

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Victory for Reclaimers and Residents in Johannesburg!

GlobalRec | Region Africa | May 14, 2021

The City of Johannesburg has just announced the withdrawal of the R50 recycling fee following the African Reclaimers Organization petition which had over 3600 signatures and demand...

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May Day: Investments in social and labour protections needed for economic recovery

GlobalRec | Region Global | Apr 29, 2021

Organizations representing over 2.1 million informal workers from around the world call on governments to accelerate investments in worker protections as a central component of eco...

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Issue Series 1 Extended Producers Responsibility and Inclusion: Brazil’s Extended Producer Responsibility and its Interface with Waste Pickers

Sonia Dias | Region Asia | Apr 09, 2021

The recycling industry since its early beginning had always relied on the work carried out by informal recycling workers in Brazil, the “catadores de materiais recicláveis” (p...

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When the Minister read postcards written by waste pickers’ children

Aditya Vyas & Shrenik Mutha | Region Asia | Apr 02, 2021

Waste pickers and other informal sector waste workers make a living collecting, sorting, recycling, and selling materials that others throw away. They contribute to local economies...

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Seven Reasons Why Decentralized Waste Management is Best for Emerging Economies

Andrew Almack | Region Asia | Apr 02, 2021

The global waste crisis is rapidly growing. With waste generation estimated to increase to 3.4 billion tonnes by 2050, the effectiveness of systems that manage this waste has becom...

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