The Waste Side
Fact and fiction met poignantly at an event organised to discuss the concerns of waste pickers An evening titled ‘Waste Narratives’ was recently held at the India Habitat Centr...
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.
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Hasiru Dala invites you for the Hasiru Habba, 2016
Hasiru Dala invites you for the Hasiru Habba, 2016 – an annual gathering of wastepickers and informal waste collectors from all over Bangalore and neighboring cities. More than a...
An Evening of Celebration and Solidarities with Bicycle Dreaming
Organized by Alliance of Indian Wastepickers in Collaboration with India Habitat Center Alliance of Indian Wastepickers is happy to invite you for ‘Waste Narratives’ being orga...
Revised Solid Waste Management Rules Mandate Inclusion of Waste pickers in India!
The recently released Solid Waste Management Rules in India, 2016 are a matter of celebration. They acknowledge the contribution of waste pickers. Prescriptions are made for the ...
Waste pickers should be included in India’s proposed pension program
The Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers has submitted the following letter to Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India on 8th April, 2016 to demand that waste...
Envisioning Better Implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
The Plastic Waste Management Rules, that were notified on 18th March, 2016, clear a lot of ambiguity which was governing the management of plastic waste management in the previous ...
Waste Narratives in Bengaluru on 1st, 4th & 5th April, 2016
Hasiru Dala invites you for Waste Narratives being organized at Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Alternative Forum and Azim Premji University (Dates and Timing Mentioned Bel...
Inclusion of waste-pickers in proposed Solid Waste Management Rules
This letter with suggestions for the inclusion of waste picker in Solid Waste Management Rules was sent to the Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change of India by the ...
COP21: Paris – Through the Eyes of Mansoor, Our Friendly Neighbourhood Scrap Entrepreneur
Bonjour! is probably something you’d hear Mansoor, our friendly and free spirited dry waste collection entrepreneur, say the next time you meet him. Mansoor, who heads one of the...
Of cess and cesspools: How to use the funds collected in the name of Swachh Bharat
We’re now paying a Swachh Bharat Cess, as a result of which the service tax rates have gone up from 14% to 14.5%. The question everyone is asking is: How should these funds be sp...
Rechristening Dharavi from Slum to Industrial Zone
“Mumbai is a crowd. Dharavi, with people oozing out of every crack and countless quarters of artisans and small industries, is often referred to as the throbbing heart of the cit...
Reading Through the History of Waste Management and Inclusion of Wastepickers in Bengaluru
Anselm Rosario is a known name. Story of waste management, wastepickers’ welfare is incomplete without him. His biographical sketch is an important chapter in the history of info...
Encouraging Mushroom Cultivation to Counter Nutrition Insecurity
Rising prices of pulses and meat have impacted the poor significantly. Waste-pickers with little income are left to fend themselves against the high costs of food. Even within wast...
Journey from Waste-picker to Urban Farmer- Small Steps towards Circular Economy
Lakshmi was just like any other waste-picker. She looked for items of value in the trash. Hailing for Tamil Nadu, she landed in Bengaluru. She became a waste-picker to take care o...
For an Inclusive Start up Policy
‘Start up’ is a buzzword of the day. On Independence Day, from Red Fort, Prime Minister Modi gave a call for ‘Stand up India, Start up India’. He reiterated it in detail ...
Joint delegation of Indian Youth Climate Network & Alliance of Indian Waste pickers for COP21, Paris
The Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) is a network uniting Indian youth and youth oriented organisations who are concerned about climate change & environment issues. IYCN wor...
Story of Nayandahalli is the Story of Urban Nomads
Notes from Nayandahalli Historians have always been interested in cities and their resource inflows. They rarely ventured out from their comfort zones and talked about outflows. Ro...
In the Fringes of Urban Economy
“Nayandahalli, 25 years back was jungle. There was no electricity, water, or roads. On a vacant plot, the landlord gave us permission, and we put up a hut, as my husband found ...
Incineration of Waste will Throw Marginalized Communities like Yanadis out of Business
Guntur known for its chillies is set to become an important city. Residual state of Andhra Pradesh, after creation of Telangana, has chosen its capital to be in the area between Gu...
Energy Derived from Muncipal and Solid Waste is Not Renewable
Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2014 introduced in the Parliament, last year, leaves more questions than answers. The bill was listed for discussion in Monsoon session. The logjam in...