Africa

Solidarity Campaigns to Collect Funds for Waste Pickers in Coronavirus Times, Donate!

GlobalRec | Region Africa, Asia, Europe, Global, Latin America | Apr 16, 2020

Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis (COVID-19) we have compiled on the page of the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers the different initiatives and actions that different w...

Solidarity

Mobilizations Around the World for Global Waste Pickers Day 2020

GlobalRec | Region Africa, Europe, Global, Latin America, North America | Feb 29, 2020

This March 1st, 2020, waste pickers are paying a new homage to the fellow recyclers who were murdered in Colombia 27 years ago. In their honor, this date became a global day in whi...

Rallies Solidarity

African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) marches for their rights

GlobalRec | Region Africa | May 02, 2019

African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) is a Johannesburg based organisation of informal reclaimers who collect recyclables from Johannesburg’s streets and landfills. There are...

Demands

Violent Assault of Waste Pickers Near Genesis Landfill, Johannesburg

GlobalRec | Region Africa | Jul 07, 2018

On June 20th, at least 70 reclaimers (waste pickers) were violently attacked in a raid by the Red Ants, a private security company specialising in evictions. The attack took place ...

Denunciations

Hazardous waste incinerator rubber stamped

GroundWork | Region Africa | Apr 17, 2016

In mid-November 2015, the KwaZulu-Natal Department for Economic Development, Tourism & Environmental Affairs (KZN DEDTEA) (Ugu District) granted an Environmental Authorisation ...

Incineration

An influx of waste-to-energy projects in South Africa

Musa Chamane, GroundWork campaigner | Region Africa | Apr 13, 2016

Due to various challenges experienced by the government regarding waste, incinerators have been pitched as a solution, when in fact they are a false solution. Waste companies, incl...

Incineration

Pagination