
Category: Trainings


Gathering of waste pickers from Paris and New York

The Third Zero Waste Meeting Ecuador 2019 was Held in Quito

Talking Gender: Waste-pickers Children Open Discussions on Love, Marriage & Bullying

Alliance of Indian Waste pickers announces their 3 Month Fellowship

Waste pickers making Viva Bem Coop pretty

Waste Pickers from 3 Continents Exchange Experiences and Knowledge in South Africa

Voices from the Ground in Turkey

Scoping Exercise on Gender & Rights with RENAREC

Gender and waste project – capacity building for better communication
In May 2015, a workshop on communication and leadership skills with women waste pickers took place as part of the Gender & Waste Project in a partnership of WIEGO/MNCR with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
Encouraging Mushroom Cultivation to Counter Nutrition Insecurity

Journey from Waste-picker to Urban Farmer- Small Steps towards Circular Economy

Women waste pickers discuss strategies for recognition at a Cape Town workshop

In São Paulo, women waste pickers host a conference to strengthen leadership
About 225 women waste pickers connected to the Brazilian Waste Pickers’ Movement (MNCR) participated in August in the first statewide conference for women waste pickers.

Waste and Gender: Rethinking Relations for Empowerment
Little research exists about gender relations and divisions among waste pickers. A collaborative project involving waste pickers in Latin America seeks to shed light on the multiple levels of discrimination that women waste pickers face and their needs.

Beyond recycling, the work of waste pickers
The event “beyond the recycling, the work of waste pickers!”, that took place on last Saturday, September 21, was a resounding success! The Valoristes, a solidarity cooperative, that organized the event, managed to recuperate and divert 24,500 containers from landfills!

Red Lacre: A week-long meeting in Santiago with waste pickers from 10 countries
On August 31st, the Latin American Waste Pickers’ Network wrapped up a week of meetings and activities held in Santiago, Chile (Aug. 25-31). The final activity consisted of a visit to informal recyclers of the dumpsite known as Vertedero Los Molles, in Valparaíso.

Update from Nigeria: “An irreversible organizing process has been set in motion”
A report from the WIEGO/FIWON organizing project in Nigeria, which is in its final phase, says progress is being made in the seven target cities of the project. Meetings among waste pickers became regular with some centers holding meetings once or twice a month.

MNCR: Cataforte 3 is a direct investment in the environment
The National Waste Pickers’ Movement of Brazil (MNCR) participated on July 31st in the launch of the third edition of Cataforte, a federal program whose purpose is to strengthen waste pickers’ organizations. The objective is the restructuring of waste pickers’ networks and associations so that these solidary networks become more capable of performing recycling service for municipalities, as well as to become involved in reverse logistics (producer responsibility) and begin to commercialize their recyclable materials, with the goal of reaching 35 networks.

Philippines: Waste Pickers Frame Common Agenda, Fight for Right to Socio-legal Recognition
“Amidst incessantly growing joblessness, the government should uphold pro-poor projects and legislations that will improve occupational health and safety of waste pickers, secure their employment and encourage more unemployed Filipinos to enter the recycling industry,” said Thomas Kellenberger, Founding President of the Philippine Island Kids International Foundation, Inc.