Waste Pickers in Colombia Build a Second House for Waste Pickers
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...
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Charges Filed by the Municipality of Rionegro against ‘Planeta Verde’ are Dismissed
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...
Brazil: Huge Protest against Waste Incineration
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...
The Third Zero Waste Meeting Ecuador 2019 was Held in Quito
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...
Mobilizations Around the World for Global Waste Pickers Day 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...
Argentina: FACCyR Implements an Inclusive Recycling System in the city of Zárate
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...
FACCyR Promotes a New Program to Care for Beaches with Inclusion
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 ...
RENAREC Celebrates 10 Years Organizing Grass-root Waste Pickers
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...
Argentina: Waste Pickers of FACCyR in Escobar Conquered their Workplace
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...
Watch the feature film “Waste Picking Stories”
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...
The Waste Pickers’ Association of Bogota Launches the Plastic Wood Plant
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...
Waste pickers in Brazil fight for their workplace
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...
Waste pickers camp in Sao Paulo for the right to decent housing
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...
March for improvement of waste pickers working conditions in Buenos Aires
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...
Call from RENAREC to stop the removal of the redeemable tax on plastic bottles (IRBP)
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...
Waste pickers manage to suspend the law on waste incineration in Buenos Aires
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...
Waste pickers’ meeting to adress political turmoil in Nicaragua
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...
Report of persecution and harassment of leader waste pickers in Colombia
The Association of Waste pickers of Bogota (ARB) published this report (download PDF) describing the current condition experienced by trade union leaders in Colombia. This associat...
Mobilizations Around the World for Global Waste Pickers Day 2018
It is with great pleasure that we are sharing with all the recycling community and allies the differents campaigns and demonstrations taking place today march 1st, international wa...
Waste pickers from Medellín will receive their first payment for recycling
The current national legislation in Colombia, which assures the recognition and remuneration of waste pickers as public service providers, has enabled waste picker organizations in...