Hasirudala

Post- COVID 19 lockdown forecast for the informal recycling sector and suggestive interventions to help in the long term

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | May 11, 2020

1. Preference may be given to waste to energy over recycling The recycling industries across the world and in India are completely shut. The supply chains of materials for recyclin...

Threats

Dry Waste Collection Centres in Bengaluru are a Good Start, Design Changes Need to Be Made to Make Them Function Better

Anjanee Patel, Ambrosie, Jaspreet Singh, Indha Mahoor, Nalini Shekar, Karthik Natarajan, Vishwanath C and Xiao-Dong Liu. | Region Asia | May 20, 2019

Bangalore based waste-pickers organization Hasiru Dala (India), along with researchers from an American university, undertook a research project to identify design flaws in existin...

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Hasiru Dala turns 3!

Kabir Arora | Region Asia | 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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Ambika, a proud waste manager

Hasirudala | Region India | May 23, 2014

Recently there was an article/video asking for a ban on waste picking and attacking the organization that is working to organize this section of eco warriors (they retrieve valuables like nobody can), they say waste picking should NOT be formalized. Listen to this lady whose livelihood depends on the waste the city throws.

Denunciations

Waste pickers register for social security schemes in Bangalore

Press Release: Waste pickers in Bangalore, India register for social security benefits

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region India | Feb 15, 2013

A unique day long Social Security Camp was organized for wastepickers in the city today. A little over 1000 people participated in the camp that included children and adults.

Press Releases

Post- COVID 19 lockdown forecast for the informal recycling sector and suggestive interventions to help in the long term

Dry Waste Collection Centres in Bengaluru are a Good Start, Design Changes Need to Be Made to Make Them Function Better

Hasiru Dala turns 3!

Demands of waste pickers addressed to Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Karnataka

An update from the waste pickers of Hasirudala

Ambika, a proud waste manager

Press Release: Waste pickers in Bangalore, India register for social security benefits