News Round-Up/Noticias de la semana (español, português, english)
ESPAÑOL BARCELONA. “Trias esboza una cooperativa para los africanos que recogen hierro.” El País (7 abril 2012) por Camilo S. Baquero. El problema de los cientos de subsaha...
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“Works not Waste — Visions for a Green Economy” (Huffington Post)
India – 2 May 2012 – The Rio+20 meeting is just a few weeks away. Sitting here in India’s sixth largest city, Pune, there is evidence of deep transformation since...
“Waste pickers have a field day in city” (Indian Express)
INDIA – 26 April 2012 – A week-long convention, involving as many as 500 waste pickers from over 30 cities across India and countries like Nepal, Cambodia, Bangladesh, ...
“Not a wasted vigil” (Pune Mirror)
INDIA – 26 April 2012 On Wednesday, local ragpickers and some from other Indian cities got a whiff of modern techniques that make life easier for their counterparts in other ...
Weekly News Round-Up/Noticias de la Semana/Noticias da Semana (april/abril 16)
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Weekly News Round-Up – Noticias de la Semana 10 April / abril 2012
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Weekly News Round-Up/Noticias de la Semana – 4 April/abril 2012
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Video: First Congress of Latin American Waste Pickers in Nicaragua
Managua, Nicaragua, February 2012. The Latin American Wastpicker’s movement has grown from 5 to 17 member countries in the last 5 years. United and strong their demand is ...
“Activists to fight for pension rights of daily wagers” (Daily News & Analysis)
Activists to fight for pension rights of daily wagers Daily News & Analysis, India. 24 Feb 2012. The members of Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) and SWaCH will pa...
“Rivas enfrenta primera protesta; pepenadores exigen derechos” (Debate)
Mexico – 23 feb 2012 – Leer “Rivas enfrenta primera protesta; pepenadores exigen derechos”
“Celebran en Nicaragua el ‘Primer Encuentro Centroamericano de Recicladores'” (Milenio)
Nicaragua – 20 feb 2012 – En la ciudad de Managua se lleva a cabo el encuentro entre “chatarreros” o “basureros” de América Latina que buscan el reconocimiento...
“Buscan recicladores latinoamericanos en Nicaragua mejoras laborales” (Impacto Diario)
Nicaragua – 21 feb 2012 – Recicladores latinoamericanos reunidos hoy en Nicaragua demandaron mejores condiciones laborales, ingresos, acceso a la seguridad social y vis...
“Recicladores uruguayos en cumbre de Latinoamérica” (El Diario)
Nicaragua – 21 feb 2012 – La Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Recicladores inició hoy en Nicaragua su VI cumbre anual, con miras a formalizar sus labores e intercam...
“Coleta seletiva nos camarotes promove a sustentabilidade no Carnaval” (Tribuna da Bahia)
Brasil – 20 fev 2012 – Cinquenta camarotes instalados nos circuitos da folia participam de um projeto piloto, pioneiro em Salvador, de coleta seletiva de resíduos seco...
“Paraguay: buscan cambiar los caballos de los recicladores por motocargas” (Diario ABC)
Paraguay – 20 feb 2012 – Carlos Mangabeira, director de la empresa recicladora Brassur SA, se mostró interesado en apoyar el proyecto del concejal colorado Hugo Ramír...
“Chatarreros” latinoamericanos buscan normalizar su oficio” (El Nuevo Herald)
Nicaragua – 20 feb 2012 – Recolectores de basura de América Latina, los llamados “chatarreros” o “basureros”, analizan en Managua este lunes medidas en busca d...
“Coleta Seletiva atende um terço de ruas da cidade” (EasyCoop)
Brasil – 22 fev 2012 – O Programa Municipal de Coleta Seletiva atende atualmente 1.636 ruas de Sorocaba. O número corresponde a aproximadamente um terço da cidade, j...
“India’s rag-pickers inspire recycling charity” (BBC News India)
India – 18 Feb 2012 – The bell indicates the end of another day at the Church Park School in the southern city of Chennai. The students stream out of the classrooms, ea...