UNEA – International Alliance of Waste Pickers

GlobalRec seeks meaningful participation of waste pickers in the first negotiations of Plastics Treaty in Uruguay

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Global | Jul 15, 2022

The Global Alliance of Waste Pickers has submitted the position paper for the first intergovernmental negotiating committee meeting on plastic pollution. The submission recommends ...

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Delegation of Waste Pickers Attends the ad-hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) meeting held in Dakar, organized pursuant to United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Global | Jun 27, 2022

Globalrec’s waste picker delegation participated in several reunions, side-events, press conferences and other projects from May 29 to Jun 1, reinforcing the importance of having a waste picker delegation attending global reunions like UNEA.

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Recycling Without Waste Pickers is Garbage: 2022 Global Waste Picker Day

International Alliance of Waste Pickers | Region Global | Mar 11, 2022

This March 1st, 2022, waste pickers paid a new homage to the fellow waste pickers who were murdered in Colombia in 1992. In their honor, this date became a global day in which recy...

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Waste pickers’ delegation attend UNEA for the first time and demand to be included in negotiations of the international treaty on plastics

WIEGO | Region Global | Feb 27, 2022

A new legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution will be discussed at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA). Globalrec’s delegation of Waste picker re...

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