Waste pickers at Cop21: Creating solutions for climate change
Since 2009, waste pickers from around the world have participated in several United Nations Climate Change Conventions (UNFCCC). In those events they’ve raised their voices deman...
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
WASTE PICKERS
The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a union of waste picker organizations representing more than 460,000 workers across 34 countries
Supported by
Zero Waste
The Biffins Inclusive and Sustainable Social Market
On Tuesday, August 4, 2015, in Ménilmontant, Paris, away from a crowd still in shock, a man dressed in the uniform of the national police sat on the sidewalk and, with his round f...
Zero waste approach is a must in South Africa
Un-recycled waste is a common sight and a sign of an inefficient governance and production system, which adds to the global burden of climate change. A zero waste approach [1] to t...
2013 Global Day of Action against incineration
November 8th was the Global Day of Action Against Incineration. More than 25 actions in 14 countries across six continents were held to protest incineration and promote zero waste and socially inclusive alternatives.
“Waste-to-energy units are flops” (The Hindu)
India – 21 Jan 2012 – Chennai Corporation must adopt a decentralised approach to manage the solid waste generated in the city instead of setting up facilities to produc...