INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
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.
Supported by
Cooperepa y Cooperativa Recicladores
Punta Arenas, Costa Rica
Primary information
- Year formed
- 2005
- Language
- Spanish
- Number of members
- 35
- Type of members
- Members are waste pickers
- Occupation of members
- Waste pickers
- Type of Organization
- Cooperative
- Organizational Reach
- National
- Workplace of members
- Collection from companies, Door to door, Landfill
- Membership
- Yes
- Organization Structure
- They are formed in the landfills by economic necessity and so as to have less complications.
- Women composition
Social networking sites
Benefits
Services
- Activities
- Community sale of materials
Complementary Information
- Information source
- WORD 16/03/2012, RedLacre 2012
Comments / Narrative
Founded in 2005. Based in Punta Arenas. There are members in all cities in the country where there are recyclers. Of the members, 14 (Cooperativeerepa) and 21 (Cooperative recicladores)