GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
WASTE PICKERS
The Global 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
Solid Waste Collection and Handling (SWaCH)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Website: swachcoop.comPrimary information
- Year formed
- 2006
- Registered in
- 2008
- Formally registered
- On
- Language
- English
- Number of members
- 3000
- Type of members
- Members are waste pickers
- Occupation of members
- Solid waste managers, Waste pickers
- Type of Organization
- Cooperative
- Organizational Reach
- Local
- Workplace of members
- Door to door, Sorting center, Street
- Membership
- Yes
- Funding
- Local population pay fee, Membership fees, Ngo funds, Self funded
- Women composition
- 100,0% mainly women
Social networking sites
Benefits
- Safety & Technology
- Yes
Services
- What kind of relationship exists with the municipality?
- Integrated into formal systems of source segregation, Providers of infrastructure
- How is the relationship with the municipality?
- Conflictual and/or problematic, Excellent and/or friendly
- Types of materials
- Biodegradable waste, Clothing, Electronic waste, Glass, Household items, Metals, Other, Paper and cardboard, Plastics
- Are they selling to middlemen?
- Yes
- Activities
- Community sale of materials, Composting, Organizing collective events, Selling materials, Sensitization of locals, Training and capacity building, Transportation, Waste management
- Sorting Spaces
- Sorting centers
- Treatmet of organic materials
- Biogas, Composting
- Challenges to access waste
- Foul smell & contamination from waste, Negative attitude towards waste, Privatization
Complementary Information
- Information source
- WORD, Lucia Fernandez 24/11/2014
Comments / Narrative
Contact information
Last updates from Solid Waste Collection and Handling (SWaCH)
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