Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers

Waste pickers and workers in the informal waste industry: The Pillars of Extended Producers Responsibility

Nalini Shekar and Kabir Arora | Region Asia | Mar 24, 2021

Nalini Shekar and Kabir Arora A decade ago, the term ‘Extended Producer Responsibility’ (EPR) was either found in the textbooks of Environment Sciences or in the forgotten ...

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Include waste-pickers and informal waste collectors in the INR 50 lakh insurance cover programme rolled out for the health-care workers

Alliance of Indian Wastepickers | Region Asia | Apr 02, 2020

2nd April 2020 To Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman Honourable Union Finance Minister New Delhi Subject: Inclusion of sanitation workers including waste-pickers and informal waste collectors ...

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Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers’ National Workshop, 2015

Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers (AIW) | Region Asia | May 01, 2015

Background The Alliance of Indian Wastepickers (AIW) is a national network coalition of membership based organizations working on organizing informal waste workers for ensuring the...

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SWACH Newsletter – Issue 5 – November 2012

GlobalRec | Region India | Dec 14, 2012

Check out SWaCH waste pickers’ cooperative November 2012 Newsletter. Read articles about waste pickers working with scrap shops, pianist Kimball Ghallager making music with SWaCH, E-waste programs in schools across India, waste pickers keeping Pune’s rivers clean, and much more. Download the SWaCH Newsletter Issue 5 in English or in Marathi.

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Update from Asia

GlobalRec | Region Asia | Sep 27, 2012

This information was compiled from the Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers newsletters from May and August 2012: The Consultation of Urban Local Bodies on Integrating waste pickers i...

Events

Aliança Global do Catadores no Rio+20/Global Alliance of Waste Pickers at Rio+20

GlobalRec | Region Latin America | Jun 17, 2012

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Pension for the working poor: events kick off May 7th in Delhi

deia | Region India | May 05, 2012

Pension for the aging working poor is not a freebie. It is not about welfare but a sign of gratitude towards those in their twilight years. Yes they were not treated fairly during ...

Press Releases

Press Release: Consultation on Integrating Waste Pickers in Solid Waste Management

deia | Region India | Apr 26, 2012

A two day Consultation on Integrating Waste pickers in Solid Waste Management concluded today. In a unique effort, the Consultation brought together 21 municipal officials from 17 municipalities and 300 waste picker delegates on a common platform.

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“Waste-to-energy units are flops” (The Hindu)

deia | Region Asia | Jan 21, 2012

India – 21 Jan 2012 – Chennai Corporation must adopt a decentralised approach to manage the solid waste generated in the city instead of setting up facilities to produc...

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