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Mobilizations Around the World for Global Waste Pickers Day 2020

GlobalRec | Region Africa, Europe, Global, Latin America, North America | Feb 29, 2020

This March 1st, 2020, waste pickers are paying 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 whi...

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Mobilizations Around the World for Global Waste Pickers Day 2019

GlobalRec | Region 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...

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PIMPEX and Sure We Can: visibility for NYC canners

Pimpex | Region North America | Apr 11, 2016

Who are the canners The canners of NYC are autonomous workers who earn a living by collecting cans and bottles to be recycled. Through their selective collection activity they grea...

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“I Belong Here”: a video about the Binners’ Project

Binners' Project | Region North America | Oct 12, 2015

“I Belong Here”: a video about the Binners’ Project of Vancouver, Canada.

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Canadian waste pickers recycled 150,000 containers!

Coop Les Valoristes | Region North America | Oct 17, 2014

We thought of celebrating after recycling 120,000 containers but then we surpassed that last week! The success of the temporary recycling shed belonging to the Valoristes’ cooperative in Quebec confirms the need for permanent recycling sheds like the ones that exist across most of Canada.

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