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Panchkula’s Wastepickers Left Dumpsite and Now Do Composting

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | Nov 29, 2019

Last year in July, I received a phone call from Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Panchkula (a town in the North Indian province of Haryana). As much as I like...

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The learners from Shillong in CIPET Guwahati, along with other students

Daughters & Sons of Shillong’s Waste Pickers Got Training and Salaried Jobs in Recycling Industry

Georgina Jarman Lamare & Kabir Arora Mar 04, 2019

The daughters and sons of waste-pickers from Shillong, a provincial capital city in the North Eastern State of India, Meghalaya, got placement after rigorous training in plastics m...

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Vijaywada Municipal Corporation Issues Occupational Identity Cards to Wastepickers

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | Dec 27, 2016

Indore, Mysuru, Panvel and Tumakuru are other four cities which have issued ID cards to wastepickers this year. Vijaywada Municipal Corporation issued occupational identity cards (...

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Safai Karmachari Corporation Includes Waste Pickers as Target Group

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | Nov 30, 2016

National Safai Karmachari Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC) has decided to include wastepickers as target group for providing financing and self-development skills. Th...

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Waste narratives: Demand for recognition, inclusion and protection

Suraksha P | Region Asia | Jun 28, 2016

Waste narratives: Demand for recognition, inclusion and protection (indiatimes.com) by Suraksha P. 06/02/2016 NEW DELHI: Alliance of Indian Wastepickers, a national network of 35 o...

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An Evening of Celebration and Solidarities with Bicycle Dreaming

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | May 25, 2016

Organized by Alliance of Indian Wastepickers in Collaboration with India Habitat Center Alliance of Indian Wastepickers is happy to invite you for ‘Waste Narratives’ being orga...

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Revised Solid Waste Management Rules Mandate Inclusion of Waste pickers in India!

Kabir Arora | Region India | Apr 26, 2016

The recently released Solid Waste Management Rules in India, 2016 are a matter of celebration. They acknowledge the contribution of waste pickers. Prescriptions are made for the ...

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Waste pickers should be included in India’s proposed pension program

Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers | Region Asia, India | Apr 18, 2016

The Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers has submitted the following letter to Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India on 8th April, 2016 to demand that waste...

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Joint delegation of Indian Youth Climate Network & Alliance of Indian Waste pickers for COP21, Paris

Alliance of Indian Wastepickers | Region Asia | Oct 14, 2015

The Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) is a network uniting Indian youth and youth oriented organisations who are concerned about climate change & environment issues. IYCN wor...

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Energy Derived from Muncipal and Solid Waste is Not Renewable

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | Sep 15, 2015

Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2014 introduced in the Parliament, last year, leaves more questions than answers. The bill was listed for discussion in Monsoon session. The logjam in...

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Recycling Should be a Part of Solid Waste Management NAMA

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | Sep 11, 2015

The government of India is determined to deal with issues of waste mismanagement through development of a NAMA in solid waste management. However, proposals on the table focus on h...

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Swach Bharat Abhiyaan & Smart Cities Mission Consider ‘Waste to Energy’ Smart Solution

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | Aug 05, 2015

Urban growth in India is going haywire. Infrastructure is crumbling; cities are choked with pollution and garbage. Majority of the urban populace has very little access to basic en...

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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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