Video – “While indecision reigned” (Down to Earth)
Do not support companies that burn waste, said the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers at a protest demonstration during the COP17 at Durban.
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.
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“Indian recyclers lose jobs to green economy” (Climate Change Media Partnership)
DURBAN – The big red bindi, the green glass bangles and the colorful sari notwithstanding, Suman More appears frail, tired and a little overwhelmed by all the hustle and bus...
Suman More: A Garbage Worker
Suman More, a member of SWaCH in Pune, India, was recently featured in the Star Maazha, the Marathi News Channel.
INDIA – Local waste pickers in UN meet – Sakaal Times
November 24, 2011 Making a positive stride to represent their marginalised community at the international level, two waste pickers from Maharashtra – Suman More from Pune a...
INDIA – The Indian Express: City wastepicker to attend climate change event in South Africa
November 22, 2011 Pune wastepicker Suman More will be heading to South Africa this weekend to participate in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an inte...
New Plastics Law for India
India has introduced a new law on plastic waste. The new law incorporates Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastics waste management and mentions the inclusion of waste p...
KKPKP Documentary “Full Circle” now available online
View this movie at cultureunplugged.com Full Circle is a short documentary about KKPKP (trade union of waste pickers) and its work. The documentary follows the women of KKPKP, an...
Sushila Speaks
Sushila Sable has represented waste pickers at two international climate conferences – in Copenhagen in December 2009 and in Tianjin China in October 2010. In this post writt...
Wastepickers and Climate Change workshop in Chennai
GAIA and the Alliance of Indian Wastepickers held a two day workshop in the city of Chennai on the 29th and 30th of November on Climate and Waste. Wastepickers from 5 cities partic...
Vatsala Chandrakant Gaikwad to Present on Biogas Installations at Official Side Event
Vatsala Chandrakant Gaikwad, spokesperson of the waste picker organisation Stree Mukti Sangthan (Mumbay, India) and the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers and Allies will share her s...
Recent News from Tianjin
We’re crucial to environment, ragpicker tells world. DNA (8 Oct 2010) traducido al español por google translate Waste pickers offer climate change solution AFP News (7 Oct 2...
每日星球 | the daily planet — China Dialogue blogs China environment news – Waste-pickers and trash-burners
每日星球 the daily planet — China Dialogue blogs China environment news – Waste-pickers and trash-burners Click on link to read more. Haz clic sobre el link para le...
Day 2 at the Booth in Tianjin, China
Indian delegation of waste pickers discussed the issues with a member of the Indian government delegation. Photos provided by Gigie Cruz La delegación de recicladores de la India ...
KKPKP at NOW’10 (New Options for the World)
On Jan 29th, 2010, members of the Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) were invited to speak at NOW’10 (New Options for the World) – a three-day seminar series at ...
Baby Mohite Interview
Organisation: KKPKP The rains that were supposed to come in the month of June now come in the month of November. The weather and the seasons are changing. The developed countries p...
