INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF WASTE PICKERS

The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a networking process supported by WIEGO, among thousands of waste picker organizations with groups in more than 32 countries covering mainly Latin America, Asia and Africa.
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Waste Picker Groups

Waste Picker Groups (115)
Aakar
Aasra Welfare Association
All India Kachra Sramik Mahasangh, Bareilly
All India Kachra Sramik Mahasangh, Delhi
Amelior
Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (ARB)
Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Venezuela (ANREV)
Asociación Sindical de Recolectores Independientes (ASRI)
Asociaciόn de Recicladores Eco Parque Rafey
Asociaciόn Nacional de Recicladores (ANR)
Asociaciόn Nacional de Recicladores de Venezuela (ANREV)
Asociaciόn Regional (ARENOSA)
Asociaciόn Regional Antioquia (ARRECICLAR)
Asociaciόn Regional Costa Norte (ARCO)
Asociaciόn Regional de Cundinamarca Boyacá y Meta
Asociaciόn Regional del Eje Cafetero (ARR)
Asociaciόn Regional Huila (ARCESCO)
Asociaciόn Regional Narino (COEMPRENDER)
Asociaciόn Regional Santandar (AIRES)
Asociaciόn Regional Sur Colombiana (FERESURCO)
Asociaciόn Regional Tolima (ARPETOL)
Asociaciόn Regional Valle VALLE
Associação Beneficente Caminho Feliz (RECICLAN)
Associação Cooperativeerativistas de Trabalhadores de Resíduos Sόlidos de Salvador e Region Metropolitana (ACORS)
Associação das Comunidades Paroquiais de Mata Escura e Calabetão (ACOPAMEC)
Associação de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis Folha Verde (FOLHA VERDE)
Associação dos Catadores de Papel, Papelão e Material Reaproveitável de Belo Horizonte (ASMARE)
ASSOCIAÇÃO JOVENS EM AÇÃO
Association Bokk Diom des Récupérateurs et recycleurs de Mbeubeuss
Association de Femmes Recuperatrices du Benin (AFRB)
Association de recuperateurs du Cameroun (ARC)
Avani
Bangladesh Waste Pickers Union (Formerly named as “Association of Waste Pickers of Bangladesh”)
Binners’ Project
Calgary Can
Catadores da Nova República (CANORE)
CLD MBL CINGABA
Collective des groupements intervenant dans l’ Assaissement au Mali (COGIAM)
Companhia de Coleta Seletiva Processamento de Plástico e Proteção Ambiental (CAMAPET)
Conselho de Moradores do Conjunto Habitacional Cajazeiras XI (REVALORIZAR)
Coop Les Valoristes
Cooperativa Centroamérica Limpia
Cooperativa CORESSCU
Cooperativa de Agentes Autόnomos de Reciclagem, Responsabilidade Ltda (COOPCICLA)
Cooperativa de Agentes Ecolόgicos de Canabrava (CAEC)
Cooperativa de Catadores Autonomos de Papel, Aparas e Materiais Reaproveitáveis (COOPAMARE)
Cooperativa de Catadores do Paraguary (COOPGUARY)
Cooperativa de Catadores e Reciclagem de Resíduos Sόlidos e Agentes Ambientalistas do Bairro da Paz (COOPERPAZ)
Cooperativa de Reciclagem de Lixo (COOPELIX)
Cooperativa de Reciclagem e Serviços do subúrbio Ferroviário (COOPERSSF)
Cooperativa de Reciclagem Geral da Bahia (CRG BAHIA)
Cooperativa de Reciclagem Preservação ao Meio Ambiente (COOPMAM)
Cooperativa de Resíduos Domiciliares e Industriais de Itapuã (COOPERDIN)
Cooperativa de Servicios de Reciclaje Patacόn
Cooperativa de Serviços de Reciclagem Meio Ambiente e Promoção da cidadania (RECICOOP)
Cooperativa dos Catadores da fazenda Grande II (COOCREJA)
Cooperativa dos Recicladores do Ogunjá
Cooperativa dos trabalhadores com materiais reciclaveis da pampulha (COOMARP PAMPULHA)
Cooperativa El Ceibo
Cooperativa Mixta Segregadores Limitada de Honduras (COMISEGREHL)
Cooperativa Múltipla Popular dos Trabalhadores de Tancredo Neves (COOPERTANE)
Cooperativa Pepenadores Relleno Municipal
Cooperativa Recicláveis de Canabrava (COOPERBRAVA)
Coopérative des Récupérateurs de la Commune IV
Cooperepa y Cooperativa Recicladores
Ekati Samajik, Saikshanik, Vaidyakiy, Bahu-uddeshiy Sevabhavi Sanstha
Federación Argentina de Cartoneros, Carreros y Recicladores (FACCyR)
Federaciόn Nacional de Recicladores del Perú (FENAREP)
Gaddikhana Ajivika Swayam Sahayta Samuh
Ground Score Association
Hasirudala
Hlanganani MaAfrika Waste Picker Cooperative
Iainehskhem Self Help Group
Ikageng Ditamating
Ikatan Pemulung Indonesia (Indonesia Waste-pickers Union- IPI)
Jan Vikas Society
Kachra Kamgar Union (KKU)
Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP)
Kagad, Kach, Patra Kamgar Sanghatana
KKPKP Ahmednagar
KKPKP Sangli
Kpone Landfill Waste Pickers Association
Latin American Waste Pickers Network (LAWPN / Red LACRE)
Movimento Nacional de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR)
MOVIMIENTO DE TRABAJADORES EXCLUIDOS (MTE)
Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de Chile (MNRCH)
Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de Panama
Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de Perú
Nari Pragati Mahila Mandal
National Association of Scrap and Waste Workers of Nigeria (NASWON)
Parisar Bhagini Vikas Sangh (PBVS)
Parisar Sakhi Vikas Sanstha (PSVS)
RECICLAL (CAMSAT) Centro de ayuda mutua Salud para Todos y Asociaciόn de Recicladores Emprendedores para el Progreso de Asuncion
Red de Emprendedores Nicaraguenses del Reciclaje (REDNICA)
Red Nacional de Recicladores de Bolivia
Red Nacional de Recicladores de Ecuador (RENAREC)
Red Nacional de Recicladores del Perú (RENAREP)
Republički Sindikat Sakupljača Sekundarnih Sirovina (Syndicate of waste picker of the Republic of Serbia )
Rete Nazionale Operatori dell'Usato (Rete ONU)
Safai Sena
Sarbah and Ablekuma
Sauve qui Peut
Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)
SEWA Bharat, Self Employed Womens' AssociationSEWA (all India)
Sociedad Cooperativa de Seleccionadores de Materiales (SOCOSEMA)
South African Waste Pickers Association (SAWPA)
Stree Mukti Sanghatana
Sure We Can Inc.
SWaCH Pune Seva Cooperative Society
The Alliance of Indian Wastepickers (AIW)
The Association of Ragpickers
Union de Clasificadores de Residuos Urbanos Sόlidos (UCRUS)
Waste Picker Union in Ghana
Waste Pickers Alliance Uganda (APAU)
Waste Pickers Association of Kenya (WAPAK)

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