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Rally Against Construction of 7 Waste Incineration Plants in Buenos Aires

FACyR - CTEP | Region Latin America | Dec 08, 2017

In the face of a project to build 7 waste incineration plants in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina, thousands of cartoneros (waste pickers) from the FACyR – CTEP (...

Incineration Rallies

Tent of Cartoneros´ dignity in Rosario

FACyR | Region Latin America | Jul 22, 2017

The Federación Argentina de Cartoneros, Carreros y Recicladores – CTEP placed the Tent of Cartonero´s Dignity in Plaza 25 de Mayo in Rosario. The measure will last from Jun...

Demands

Listen to the voices of Waste pickers at Expocatadores 2016

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Latin America | Jan 31, 2017

From 28-30 November 2016, informal recyclers from Brazil hosted the international event Expocatadores in which they invited Latin American and European recyclers to join them in Be...

Interviews

The Federation of Waste Pickers at the World Meeting of Popular Movements

FACyR | Region Latin America | Oct 26, 2015

The 9th of July took place the second Meeting of Popular Movements at the Coliseo Municipal de Santa Rosita, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. With the assistance of thousands of delegates from...

Solidarity

First Popular Training for Waste Pickers, Cart Drivers and Recyclers from Across Argentina

FACYR/CTEP | Region Latin America | Jun 11, 2015

From January 23rd until February 1st, 2015, the Argentine Federation of Waste Pickers (FACyR – CTEP for its acronym in Spanish) conducted its First Popular Training for waste...

Events Inclusive models

Waste pickers in Argentina unionize to defend their livelihoods

Federación Argentina de Cartoneros y Recicladores (FACYR) | Region Latin America | Jan 28, 2015

The waste pickers of Salta, Argentina, many of whom collect recyclables using traditional, horse-drawn carts, decided to join the Federation of Waste Pickers of Argentina and the F...

Solidarity

Inclusive solid waste management models should be expanded

Federación Argentina de Cartoneros y Recicladores (FACYR) | Region Latin America | Sep 15, 2014

We would like to express our profound worry with the city government’s failure to fulfill the recycling agreement. This puts at risk the public policies the waste pickers have ac...

Demands

The Federation of Waste Pickers of Argentina mobilizes to defend inclusive recycling

Federación Argentina de Cartoneros y Recicladores (FACYR) | Region Latin America | Aug 25, 2014

On August 27, the waste pickers marched to the Ministry of the Environment and Public Space, protesting the city’s failure to implement the recycling service agreement. We are profoundly worried that if this continues, the Ministry of the Environment and Public Space will put at risk the health of the city, will increase the waste being buried at landfills…

Denunciations

A victory for the waste pickers of Bahía Blanca!

Federación Argentina de Cartoneros y Recicladores (FACYR) | Region Latin America | Aug 07, 2014

After almost a month of conflict, the waste pickers of Bahía Blanca (Argentina), together with the Federation of Waste Pickers of Argentina (FACYR/CTEP), came to an agreement in August with the municipal government.

Demands