Panchkula’s Wastepickers Left Dumpsite and Now Do Composting
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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Daughters & Sons of Shillong’s Waste Pickers Got Training and Salaried Jobs in Recycling Industry
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...
Vijaywada Municipal Corporation Issues Occupational Identity Cards to Wastepickers
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 (...
Safai Karmachari Corporation Includes Waste Pickers as Target Group
National Safai Karmachari Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC) has decided to include wastepickers as target group for providing financing and self-development skills. Th...
Waste narratives: Demand for recognition, inclusion and protection
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...
An Evening of Celebration and Solidarities with Bicycle Dreaming
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...
Revised Solid Waste Management Rules Mandate Inclusion of Waste pickers in India!
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 ...
Waste pickers should be included in India’s proposed pension program
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...
Joint delegation of Indian Youth Climate Network & Alliance of Indian Waste pickers for COP21, Paris
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...
Energy Derived from Muncipal and Solid Waste is Not Renewable
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...
Recycling Should be a Part of Solid Waste Management NAMA
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...
Swach Bharat Abhiyaan & Smart Cities Mission Consider ‘Waste to Energy’ Smart Solution
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...
SWACH Newsletter – Issue 5 – November 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.