Hasiru Dala

Issue Series 1 Extended Producers Responsibility and Inclusion: Brazil’s Extended Producer Responsibility and its Interface with Waste Pickers

Sonia Dias | Region Asia-Pacific | Apr 09, 2021

The recycling industry since its early beginning had always relied on the work carried out by informal recycling workers in Brazil, the “catadores de materiais recicláveis” (p...

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

Nalini Shekar and Kabir Arora | Region Asia-Pacific | 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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Solidarity Campaigns to Collect Funds for Waste Pickers in Coronavirus Times, Donate!

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Global, Latin America | Apr 16, 2020

Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis (COVID-19) we have compiled on the page of the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers the different initiatives and actions that different w...

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Suggestions for being considerate to the needs of migrant workers, single women, children and the aged in the COVID 19 relief operations

Nalini Shekar | Region Asia-Pacific | Apr 06, 2020

06 April 2020 To Shri B. S. Yediyurappa Honourable Chief Minister Government of Karnataka Bengaluru Subject: Suggestions for being considerate to the needs of migrant workers, sing...

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Letter to the Prime Minister for safety of waste pickers and informal waste collectors. AIW.

Waste-picker & informal waste collectors of India seek safety measures from Indian government to safeguard against COVID-19

Alliance of Indian Wastepickers | Region Asia-Pacific | Mar 23, 2020

To Shri Narendra Modi Honourable Prime Minister of India New Delhi Subject: Safety of the waste-pickers and informal waste collectors during Covid 19 pandemic. Respected Sir We the...

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Design considerations for Hasiru Dala’s Dry Waste Collection IMS

Charles John Mar 19, 2020

Dry Waste Collection Centres (DWCC) in Bengaluru are a recent-ish (since 2013-14) development in waste-management efforts of the city civic body BBMP: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara P...

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Mangaloreans Initiate Removal of Plastic Waste from Their Coastline

Rohini Malur | Region Asia-Pacific | Nov 26, 2019

When we think of marine/ocean plastic pollution, we think of now-famous images by western photographers – the seahorse coiled around a cotton bud, the turtle with a straw stu...

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India’s cleanest city Indore evicting waste-pickers from work

The Alliance of Indian Waste-pickers members | Region Asia-Pacific | Dec 17, 2018

The Alliance of Indian Waste-pickers condemns exclusion of waste-pickers in Indore. To prepare for Swachh Bharat Survey 2019 (Clean India Survey 2019), the Indore Municipal Corpora...

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Waste-pickers Demand Inclusion in Karnataka’s Waste Management By-laws

Kabir Arora | Region Asia-Pacific | Aug 31, 2018

The draft by-laws put out by Directorate of Municipal Administration Karnataka has omitted discussion on waste-pickers. “We are the people in the city who have been doing this (w...

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Indore Waste Management Model is Incomplete Without Participation of Waste-pickers

Alliance of Indian Wastepickers | Region Asia-Pacific | Aug 30, 2018

Letter by the Alliance of Indian Waste-pickers representatives to municipal authorities of Indore city to include waste-pickers in solid waste management of Indore city. 2nd August...

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Talking Gender: Waste-pickers Children Open Discussions on Love, Marriage & Bullying

Aruna Manjunath | Region Asia-Pacific | Jul 06, 2018

Gender Sensitization Workshop in Buguri Community Library Buguri (‘Spinning top’ in Kannada) is a community library for the children of the waste-pickers currently in 4 locatio...

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Waste-pickers Demand Inclusion in Social Welfare Measures, Access to Housing and Dignity

Hasiru Dala | Region Asia-Pacific | Jul 03, 2018

Memorandum submitted to Mr. U.T. Khader, Minister of Urban Development & Housing, Karnataka; Mr. R. Sampath Raj, Mayor of Bengaluru; Ms. Sowmya Reddy, Member of Legislat...

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Alliance of Indian Waste pickers announces their 3 Month Fellowship

Alliance of Indian Wastepickers | Region Asia-Pacific | May 23, 2018

The Alliance of Indian Waste-pickers (AIW) secretariat and its members have been receiving requests from activists, concerned citizens and civil society organizations to mentor for...

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Vijaywada Municipal Corporation Issues Occupational Identity Cards to Wastepickers

Kabir Arora | Region Asia-Pacific | 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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On Demonetization and Its Impact on Bangalore’s Waste pickers and Recyclers

Shreyas Sreenath | Region Asia-Pacific | Dec 05, 2016

Important as are the standard measures of a community… its measure of value is by far the most important of them all. The measures of weight, extension, or volume enter only into...

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Hasiru Dala turns 3!

Kabir Arora | Region Asia-Pacific | Dec 01, 2016

Dear friends, colleagues & supporters It is our immense pleasure to inform you that Hasiru Dala, the foundations of which were laid together by wastepickers and informal...

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Hasiru Dala invitation to Hasiru Habba 2016

Hasiru Dala invites you for the Hasiru Habba, 2016

Kabir Arora | Region Asia-Pacific | Jun 16, 2016

Hasiru Dala invites you for the Hasiru Habba, 2016 – an annual gathering of wastepickers and informal waste collectors from all over Bangalore and neighboring cities. More than a...

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An Evening of Celebration and Solidarities with Bicycle Dreaming

Kabir Arora | Region Asia-Pacific | 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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