Mangaloreans Initiate Removal of Plastic Waste from Their Coastline
When we think of marine/ocean plastic pollution, we think of now-famous images by western photographers – the seahorse coiled around a cotton bud, the turtle with a straw stu...
GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
WASTE PICKERS
The Global 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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Big win for waste pickers in Paris, major lessons learned from the South: a global movement
AMELIOR, the Association of Waste Pickers in Paris, has just won a call for projects funded by Syctom, the largest European Union dedicated to the collection and treatment of ̶...
Over 2000 Urban Waste Pickers Join the Collective Market System in Buenos Aires
The collective market system was established some years ago. However, in March, over 2000 waste pickers from the ‘Amanecer de los Cartoneros’ Cooperative, in Buenos Aires, Arge...
Recyclable Materials Travel 400 km by Train to Be Marketed in Buenos Aires
On July 29, the Cooperative of Urban Waste Pickers of Tandil, which is located in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, sent recyclable materials to the city of Buenos Aires for...
Waste Pickers in Colombia Build a Second House for Waste Pickers
In August, waste pickers organized under Waste Pickers’ Association of Bogotá (ARB) started to build their second house made of plastic wood in Bogotá. This is a milestone, sin...
Dry Waste Collection Centres in Bengaluru are a Good Start, Design Changes Need to Be Made to Make Them Function Better
Bangalore based waste-pickers organization Hasiru Dala (India), along with researchers from an American university, undertook a research project to identify design flaws in existin...
Daughters & Sons of Shillong’s Waste Pickers Got Training and Salaried Jobs in Recycling Industry
The daughters and sons of waste-pickers from Shillong, a provincial capital city in the North Eastern State of India, Meghalaya, got placement after rigorous training in plastics m...
FACCyR Promotes a New Program to Care for Beaches with Inclusion
In the coastal cities of Argentina, the female waste pickers who are Environmental Promoters will work together with recyclers to recover waste materials from beaches. This summer ...
Landfill and street recyclers for the first time united and organized in South Africa
On the 2nd Septemeber 2018, African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) introduced itself to the broader public as the first organisation of recyclers that united those who work in landf...
The Waste Pickers’ Association of Bogota Launches the Plastic Wood Plant
On Friday, December 14, 2018, in Bogota, the plastic wood processing plant of the Waste Pickers’ Association of Bogota was launched. This event is of special importance for all t...
In Accra, Kpone landfill organization small steps, big horizon
Inspired by CTEP, the Argentinean union of popular economy workers, specially by waste pickers achievements in Buenos Aires organized in FACCyR, Kpone Landfill Waste Pickers Associ...
Waste Management in the Industrial Township of Bengaluru
Every neighbourhood in Bengaluru (India) is trying its best to manage its own waste. They in their own way are setting precedents. Earlier, we read about HSR Layout and the adventu...
Waste-pickers Demand Inclusion in Karnataka’s Waste Management By-laws
The draft by-laws put out by Directorate of Municipal Administration Karnataka has omitted discussion on waste-pickers. “We are the people in the city who have been doing this (w...
Waste-pickers Demand Inclusion in Social Welfare Measures, Access to Housing and Dignity
Memorandum submitted to Mr. U.T. Khader, Minister of Urban Development & Housing, Karnataka; Mr. R. Sampath Raj, Mayor of Bengaluru; Ms. Sowmya Reddy, Member of Legislat...
Round-Table Discussion on Inclusion of Waste Pickers in Solid Waste Management of Delhi
On March 21, 2018 took place a round-table to discuss the inclusion of waste pickers in Solid Waste Management of Delhi organized by the Alliance of Indian Wastepickers (AIW), ...
The Journey of Shillong’s Waste-pickers to become Compost Suppliers to Meghalaya State Governor’s Residence
In a long while, we sometimes come across change-makers in society from simple unassuming persons. This is a story of a few hitherto unknown persons who collected bits and pieces o...
Goa Setting New Benchmarks for Waste Management
Goa is a major tourist destination in India. Every year millions of tourists come down to the state. They eat, drink and party. All this generates waste. A substantial amount of wa...
Waste pickers from Medellín will receive their first payment for recycling
The current national legislation in Colombia, which assures the recognition and remuneration of waste pickers as public service providers, has enabled waste picker organizations in...
REDNICA Presents its Grassroots Development Model of Inclusive Recycling
The Network of Nicaraguan Entrepreneurs of Recycling (REDNICA) promotes inclusive recycling in Nicaragua. It is seen as a development alternative, because it enables grassroots was...
Amelior becomes member of REFER (Francilian Reuse Network) and other updates
Amelior (a Federation of independent waste pickers, second hand sellers and scrap dealers based in Paris, France) is always fighting hard for public recognition of our work and org...