Massive fire in waste pickers’ community: appeal for help
On April 26, 2015, there was a massive fire at the waste picker’s community at Panchsheel Colony, Bhopura in Ghaziabad at around 12:30am. Over 150 shanties have been gutted altho...
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
WASTE PICKERS
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Msunduzi municipality puts job creation project on back-burner
Instead of supporting the local social economy, Msunduzi Municipality has signed an agreement with Wildlands Conservation Trust to take all recyclable waste from Pietermaritzburg.
A landfill in León, Nicaragua catches fire
On January 1, a fire broke out in the municipal landfill of León, Nicaragua. According to Red Lacre, bad management by the municipal government and Cielo Group, the company responsible for the landfill’s operations, was the cause of the fire.
“Registrar visits Karuri over illegal dumpsites” (The Star)
Kenya – 4 Feb 2012 – THE deputy registrar of the Constitutional court in Nairobi has made an extensive tour of Karuri town in Kiambu to establish the truth over allegat...