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Bhopura Youth Times: The voice of waste picker children
KKPKP waste pickers win a minimum wage, ID cards and life insurance
Waste pickers in India demand freedom from unfair contracts
“Trash Mountain”: Photos from Ghazipur landfill
Waste pickers of Indore celebrated India’s 66th Republic Day
An update from the waste pickers of Hasirudala
Waste picker speaks at Conference at IIM Ahmedabad
Safai Sena holds its annual meeting
Waste pickers and other social movements gathered in Delhi to assert rights
Petition: Uphold the incineration ban in the Philippines!
In Delhi, waste pickers in KKU union can now vote
A waste picker from Pune shared her struggle with Pope Francis
In the Philippines, environmentalists, waste workers say incineration will burn jobs, poison the environment
Waste pickers matter in India’s cleanliness campaign
German Ambassador takes up the Rice Bucket Challenge with Chintan
A victory for waste pickers’ children in India
Waste pickers of Maharashtra are in a celebratory mood. On August 27th, the Maharashtra Government finally conceded to their demand for inclusion under the centrally sponsored pre-matric scholarship scheme for children of those working in “unclean” occupations.
Waste pickers and volunteers divert 177 tons of festival offerings from rivers
The significance of immersing the idol symbolizes the Lord taking our sorrows along with Him and returning again next year to protect us. But between this symbolism and merriment lies the bleak reality of ecological degradation that comes with immersing idols and Nirmalaya in our water bodies.
There is a rose in Seemapuri
Seemapuri in north east Delhi is one of many hubs where waste pickers (kabadiwala) bring, sort, bale and ship waste resources.
Since more than one year now a start up of all women waste workers has been crafting one of a kind flowers and other gift items. The creative process is 100% reuse down to the packaging being used for export shipping!
Initial Response of Informal Waste Workers to Waste Management Manual Draft
We are pleased that waste management—and in particular, the important roles that informal waste workers play in municipal solid waste management—is receiving needed attention from India’s central ministries. However, we are supremely disappointed in the process by which this manual has been drafted.