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 28 countries covering mainly Latin America, Asia and Africa.
Supported by
GAIA, India
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Website: no-burn.org/Primary information
- Year formed
- 2000
- Language
- English
- Number of members
- 650
- Type of members
- Waste picker support organization
- Occupation of members
- Waste collectors, Waste pickers
- Type of Organization
- Alliance
- Organizational Reach
- International
- Membership
- Yes
- Objectives
- Contribute to cleaning the environment, influence public policies, zero waste
- Women composition
Social networking sites
Benefits
Services
Complementary Information
- Information source
- Asia 2013
Comments / Narrative
The Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance: Mobilizing grassroots action against the spread of incinerators and other polluting, end-of-pipe waste technologies.
The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives: Building the movement for environmental justice, local green economies and creative zero waste solutions.