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A Bangalore waste picker appeals for recognition at the UN

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | Aug 11, 2016

Indira, a waste picker from Bangalore, made a passionate plea to world governments for recognizing the contributions of waste pickers during an event organized on the sidelines of ...

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Waste narratives: Demand for recognition, inclusion and protection

Suraksha P | Region Asia | Jun 28, 2016

Waste narratives: Demand for recognition, inclusion and protection (indiatimes.com) by Suraksha P. 06/02/2016 NEW DELHI: Alliance of Indian Wastepickers, a national network of 35 o...

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The Waste Side

Aatika Singh | Region Asia | Jun 27, 2016

Fact and fiction met poignantly at an event organised to discuss the concerns of waste pickers An evening titled ‘Waste Narratives’ was recently held at the India Habitat Centr...

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Olga Abizaid and Ana Carolina Ogando with Renarec leaders

Scoping Exercise on Gender & Rights with RENAREC

Olga Abizaid, Ana Carolina Ogando | Region Latin America | Jun 17, 2016

In March 2016, AVINA and Red Nacional de Recicladores de Ecuador (RENAREC) invited WIEGO to visit Quito, Ecuador in order to get a better understanding of the waste sector dynamics...

Reports Trainings

Hasiru Dala invitation to Hasiru Habba 2016

Hasiru Dala invites you for the Hasiru Habba, 2016

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | Jun 16, 2016

Hasiru Dala invites you for the Hasiru Habba, 2016 – an annual gathering of wastepickers and informal waste collectors from all over Bangalore and neighboring cities. More than a...

Events Inclusive models Laws and Legislation

An Evening of Celebration and Solidarities with Bicycle Dreaming

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | May 25, 2016

Organized by Alliance of Indian Wastepickers in Collaboration with India Habitat Center Alliance of Indian Wastepickers is happy to invite you for ‘Waste Narratives’ being orga...

Events Solidarity

Recycling in the Dominican Republic: Inclusion of waste pickers in waste management systems

Felipe Rosario | Region Latin America | Apr 27, 2016

In the Dominican Republic, we are approximately between 5.500 and 6000 working with recycling waste materials in landfill sites, transfer stations and in the streets. Even though w...

Laws and Legislation

Revised Solid Waste Management Rules Mandate Inclusion of Waste pickers in India!

Kabir Arora | Region India | Apr 26, 2016

The recently released Solid Waste Management Rules in India, 2016 are a matter of celebration. They acknowledge the contribution of waste pickers. Prescriptions are made for the ...

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Gender and Waste Recycling: A Toolkit for Teachers, Researchers and Practitioners

Sonia Dias, Ana Carolina Ogando | Region Latin America | Apr 26, 2016

As part of the Waste and Gender Project, this toolkit was developed for a broad audience interested in understanding the connections between gender inequalities in the waste sector...

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Waste pickers should be included in India’s proposed pension program

Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers | Region Asia, India | Apr 18, 2016

The Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers has submitted the following letter to Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India on 8th April, 2016 to demand that waste...

Laws and Legislation Social security

PIMPEX and Sure We Can: visibility for NYC canners

Pimpex | Region North America | Apr 11, 2016

Who are the canners The canners of NYC are autonomous workers who earn a living by collecting cans and bottles to be recycled. Through their selective collection activity they grea...

Solidarity

Envisioning Better Implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | Apr 06, 2016

The Plastic Waste Management Rules, that were notified on 18th March, 2016, clear a lot of ambiguity which was governing the management of plastic waste management in the previous ...

Laws and Legislation

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