Latin America

Over 2000 Urban Waste Pickers Join the Collective Market System in Buenos Aires

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Latin America | Oct 29, 2019

The collective market system was established some years ago. However, in March, over 2000 waste pickers from the ‘Amanecer de los Cartoneros’ Cooperative, in Buenos Aires, Arge...

Inclusive models

Recyclable Materials Travel 400 km by Train to Be Marketed in Buenos Aires

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Latin America | Oct 28, 2019

On July 29, the Cooperative of Urban Waste Pickers of Tandil, which is located in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, sent recyclable materials to the city of Buenos Aires for...

Inclusive models

Waste Pickers under Attack in Downtown Buenos Aires

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Latin America | Oct 27, 2019

In April, the Government of the City of Buenos Aires deployed garbage containers that excluded and stigmatized urban waste pickers. These are smart containers that can only be open...

Denunciations Latin America Newsletters

Waste Pickers in Colombia Build a Second House for Waste Pickers

ARB | Region Latin America | Oct 26, 2019

In August, waste pickers organized under Waste Pickers’ Association of Bogotá (ARB) started to build their second house made of plastic wood in Bogotá. This is a milestone, sin...

Inclusive models

Charges Filed by the Municipality of Rionegro against ‘Planeta Verde’ are Dismissed

Coop. Planeta Verde | Region Latin America | Oct 23, 2019

Last year, among the policies promoted by the municipality of Rionegro (Colombia) to favour the private sector and worsen the conditions of organized groups of waste pickers, espec...

Demands

Brazil: Huge Protest against Waste Incineration

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Latin America | Oct 22, 2019

On June 7, thousands of Brazilian waste pickers, who have been organized under the National Movement of Waste Pickers of Recyclable Materials in Brazil (MNCR) since 2001, marched t...

Incineration Rallies

The Third Zero Waste Meeting Ecuador 2019 was Held in Quito

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Latin America | Oct 19, 2019

The Third Zero Waste Meeting Ecuador 2019 was held at Simon Bolivar Andean University, in Quito, Ecuador, on September 4 and 5. Among the meeting’s participants were scholars, lo...

Trainings

Mobilizations Around the World for Global Waste Pickers Day 2019

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Africa, Asia, Europe, Global, Latin America, North America | Mar 20, 2019

This past March 1st, 2019, waste pickers paid 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 whic...

Demands Solidarity

Argentina: FACCyR Implements an Inclusive Recycling System in the city of Zárate

FACCyR | Region Latin America | Jan 26, 2019

After several months of discussions among recyclers’ cooperatives of Zárate (Argentina), which take part of FACCyR – CTEP, they got the local deliberative Council to pass a bi...

Laws and Legislation

FACCyR Promotes a New Program to Care for Beaches with Inclusion

FACCyR | Region Latin America | Jan 25, 2019

In the coastal cities of Argentina, the female waste pickers who are Environmental Promoters will work together with recyclers to recover waste materials from beaches. This summer ...

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RENAREC Celebrates 10 Years Organizing Grass-root Waste Pickers

RENAREC | Region Latin America | Jan 23, 2019

Through a solemn session, a forum, an exhibition and cultural events about inclusive recycling, RENAREC celebrated its 10 years organizing grass-root waste pickers. There was an ac...

Events

Argentina: Waste Pickers of FACCyR in Escobar Conquered their Workplace

FACCyR | Region Latin America | Jan 21, 2019

More than 300 waste pickers of Escobar, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, conquered a warehouse that was granted by the municipality. There they will be able to gather an...

Organizing

Watch the feature film “Waste Picking Stories”

Setor de Comunicação MNCR | Region Latin America | Jan 16, 2019

The feature film “Waste Picking Stories” (Catadores de História) directed by filmmaker Tania Quaresma was released on online platforms on December 13, 2018. It receive...

Videos

Lanzamiento de la planta de madera plástica de la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá

The Waste Pickers’ Association of Bogota Launches the Plastic Wood Plant

Federico Parra | Region Latin America | Jan 14, 2019

On Friday, December 14, 2018, in Bogota, the plastic wood processing plant of the Waste Pickers’ Association of Bogota was launched. This event is of special importance for all t...

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Waste pickers in Brazil fight for their workplace

MNCR | Region Latin America | Aug 04, 2018

Workers of a waste pickers’ cooperative were violently evicted in Sao Paulo. Legal steps were taken by MNCR to allow workers recover their equipment and return to their workplace...

Demands Laws and Legislation

Waste pickers camp in Sao Paulo for the right to decent housing

MNCR | Region Latin America | Aug 03, 2018

After the death of a woman waste picker, the National Movement of Waste Pickers (MNCR) denounced the poor housing conditions suffering poor families. Hundreds of waste pickers’ f...

Demands

March for improvement of waste pickers working conditions in Buenos Aires

FACCyR | Region Latin America | Jul 27, 2018

The Federation of Waste Pickers of Argentina (FACCYR) is working to highlight the neglect of the barrio La Tosquera and the families who live close to the open dump in San Pedro, P...

Demands

Call from RENAREC to stop the removal of the redeemable tax on plastic bottles (IRBP)

RENAREC | Region Latin America | Jul 26, 2018

Drawing from the meeting between delegates of the Ministry of Industry and Productivity (MIPRO) of Ecuador and private employers due to the possible removal of the IRPB, the Nation...

Denunciations

Waste pickers manage to suspend the law on waste incineration in Buenos Aires

FACCyR | Region Latin America | Jul 25, 2018

In May, Buenos Aires’ legislative body condemned a law which allowed incineration of waste in the city. FACCyR, working in conjunction with various waste picker cooperatives...

Incineration

Waste pickers’ meeting to adress political turmoil in Nicaragua

REDNICA | Region Latin America | Jul 24, 2018

In a context of widespread sociopolitical and economical turmoil, Nicaraguan waste pickers organize themselves to think on strategies to overcome the crisis. They have decided to c...

Landfills

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