Waste pickers’ meeting to adress political turmoil in Nicaragua
In a context of widespread sociopolitical and economical turmoil, Nicaraguan waste pickers organize themselves to think on strategies to overcome the crisis. They have decided to c...
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
WASTE PICKERS
The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a networking process supported by WIEGO, among thousands of waste picker organizations with groups in more than 28 countries covering mainly Latin America, Asia and Africa.
Supported by
rednica
REDNICA Presents its Grassroots Development Model of Inclusive Recycling
The Network of Nicaraguan Entrepreneurs of Recycling (REDNICA) promotes inclusive recycling in Nicaragua. It is seen as a development alternative, because it enables grassroots was...
Rednica plans to organize 15 new cooperatives of grassroots recyclers in Nicaragua
The demand for actions to manage the large quantities of garbage produced by urban centers and the search for economic alternatives of families that have been for years dedicated t...
Recyclers in Nicaragua: A Productive and Environmental Force
WIEGO, UCA and Red Nica are collaborating to create an alliance for a baseline study of the thousands of waste pickers/recyclers in Nicaragua, the majority of whom are not heard or considered and remain invisible.
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.