INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF WASTE PICKERS

The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a union of waste picker organizations representing more than 460,000 workers across 34 countries
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List « Waste pickers Around the World (WAW)

This is the list of all the organizations listed in the WAW database:

#NameWebSNScopeType of OrganizationType of MemberNumber of members
(Number of groups)		LocationYear formed (registration year)Member occupation
1 Aakar 1,098 (78)Mumbai, India 1997 (1997)
2 Aasra Welfare Association
, , 2015 (2015) ,
3 All India Kachra Sramik Mahasangh, Bareilly Bareilly, India
4 All India Kachra Sramik Mahasangh, Delhi New Delhi, India
5 Amelior amelior.canalblog.co...
, 500Paris, France 2008 (2012) , ,
6 Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (ARB) asociacionreciclador...
, 2,500 (17)Bogota, Colombia 1990 (1991)
7 Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Venezuela (ANREV) Caracas, Venezuela
8 Asociación Sindical de Recolectores Independientes (ASRI) , 500 (9)Santiago, Chile
9 Asociaciόn de Recicladores Eco Parque Rafey 536 (1)Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2009)
10 Asociaciόn Nacional de Recicladores (ANR) anrcolombia.org , 15,000 (117)Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia
11 Asociaciόn Nacional de Recicladores de Venezuela (ANREV) 70 (7)Maracaibo, Venezuela (2011)
12 Asociaciόn Regional (ARENOSA) anr.org.co , (7)Cucuta, Colombia
13 Asociaciόn Regional Antioquia (ARRECICLAR) , (13)Medellin, Colombia
14 Asociaciόn Regional Costa Norte (ARCO) , (29)Costa Norte, Colombia
15 Asociaciόn Regional de Cundinamarca Boyacá y Meta , (4), Colombia
16 Asociaciόn Regional del Eje Cafetero (ARR) , (12)La Esmeralda, Colombia
17 Asociaciόn Regional Huila (ARCESCO) , (16)Neiva, Colombia
18 Asociaciόn Regional Narino (COEMPRENDER) , (5)Nariño, Colombia
19 Asociaciόn Regional Santandar (AIRES) , (19)San Gil, Colombia
20 Asociaciόn Regional Sur Colombiana (FERESURCO) , (14)El Calvario, Colombia
21 Asociaciόn Regional Tolima (ARPETOL) , (3), Colombia
22 Asociaciόn Regional Valle VALLE , (11), Colombia
23 Associação Beneficente Caminho Feliz (RECICLAN) 66Salvador, Brazil
24 Associação Cooperativeerativistas de Trabalhadores de Resíduos Sόlidos de Salvador e Region Metropolitana (ACORS) 20Igarassu, Brazil
25 Associação das Comunidades Paroquiais de Mata Escura e Calabetão (ACOPAMEC) 110Salvador, Brazil
26 Associação de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis Folha Verde (FOLHA VERDE) 18Salvador, Brazil
27 Associação dos Catadores de Papel, Papelão e Material Reaproveitável de Belo Horizonte (ASMARE) asmare.org.br , 380Belo Horizonte, Brazil
28 ASSOCIAÇÃO JOVENS EM AÇÃO 15Santana, Brazil
29 Association Bokk Diom des Récupérateurs et recycleurs de Mbeubeuss 1,200Dakar, Senegal 1995 (1998)
30 Association de Femmes Recuperatrices du Benin (AFRB) 1,000Benin 1997 (2000)
31 Association de recuperateurs du Cameroun (ARC) 300Cameroon
32 Avani avanisansthan.org , , , , , , , , , 946 (14)Kolhapur, India 1994 (1994) , , , , , ,
33 Bangladesh Waste Pickers Union (Formerly named as “Association of Waste Pickers of Bangladesh”) , , , 519 (7)Dhaka, Bangladesh 2015 ,
34 Binners’ Project binnersproject.org , , Vancouver, Canada
35 Calgary Can calgarycan.ca , , , Calgary, Canada
36 Catadores da Nova República (CANORE) 21Salvador, Brazil
37 CLD MBL CINGABA 107Democratic Republic of Congo 2010
38 Collective des groupements intervenant dans l’ Assaissement au Mali (COGIAM) , 613 (120)Bamako, Mali 2004 ,
39 Companhia de Coleta Seletiva Processamento de Plástico e Proteção Ambiental (CAMAPET) 26Salvador, Brazil
40 Conselho de Moradores do Conjunto Habitacional Cajazeiras XI (REVALORIZAR) 30Periperi, Brazil
41 Coop Les Valoristes cooplesvaloristes.ca Montreal, Canada
42 Cooperativa Centroamérica Limpia 20Managua, Nicaragua 2010
43 Cooperativa de Agentes Autόnomos de Reciclagem, Responsabilidade Ltda (COOPCICLA) 30Sete Portas, Brazil
44 Cooperativa de Agentes Ecolόgicos de Canabrava (CAEC) 102Salvador, Brazil
45 Cooperativa de Catadores Autonomos de Papel, Aparas e Materiais Reaproveitáveis (COOPAMARE) coopamare.org.br 150Sao Paulo, Brazil 1989
46 Cooperativa de Catadores do Paraguary (COOPGUARY) Periperi, Brazil
47 Cooperativa de Catadores e Reciclagem de Resíduos Sόlidos e Agentes Ambientalistas do Bairro da Paz (COOPERPAZ) 34Bairro da Paz, Brazil
48 Cooperativa de Reciclagem de Lixo (COOPELIX) 8Salvador, Brazil
49 Cooperativa de Reciclagem e Serviços do subúrbio Ferroviário (COOPERSSF) 27Salvador, Brazil
50 Cooperativa de Reciclagem Geral da Bahia (CRG BAHIA) 23Dom Avelar, Brazil
51 Cooperativa de Reciclagem Preservação ao Meio Ambiente (COOPMAM) 20Brotas, Brazil
52 Cooperativa de Resíduos Domiciliares e Industriais de Itapuã (COOPERDIN) 40Nova Brasília de Itapuã, Brazil
53 Cooperativa de Servicios de Reciclaje Patacόn 25 (1)Panama 1999 (2007)
54 Cooperativa de Serviços de Reciclagem Meio Ambiente e Promoção da cidadania (RECICOOP) 20Vista Alegre, Brazil
55 Cooperativa dos Catadores da fazenda Grande II (COOCREJA) 23Salvador, Brazil
56 Cooperativa dos Recicladores do Ogunjá 14Bariri, Brazil
57 Cooperativa dos trabalhadores com materiais reciclaveis da pampulha (COOMARP PAMPULHA) Belo Horizonte, Brazil 2009
58 Cooperativa El Ceibo elceiborsu.blogspot.... 102Buenos Aires, Argentina
59 Cooperativa Mixta Segregadores Limitada de Honduras (COMISEGREHL) 20Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2005 (2005)
60 Cooperativa Múltipla Popular dos Trabalhadores de Tancredo Neves (COOPERTANE) 8Salvador, Brazil
61 Cooperativa Pepenadores Relleno Municipal , 120 (1)Comayagüela DC, Honduras 2010
62 Cooperativa Recicláveis de Canabrava (COOPERBRAVA) 54Salvador, Brazil
63 Coopérative des Récupérateurs de la Commune IV 28Bamako, Mali
64 Cooperepa y Cooperativa Recicladores 35Punta Arenas, Costa Rica 2005
65 Ekati Samajik, Saikshanik, Vaidyakiy, Bahu-uddeshiy Sevabhavi Sanstha , , , 320 (9)Kolhapur, India 2012 (2012) , ,
66 Federación Argentina de Cartoneros, Carreros y Recicladores (FACCyR) faccyr.org.ar

Buenos Aires, Argentina
67 Federaciόn Nacional de Recicladores del Perú (FENAREP) fenarep.org.pe
2,000 (37)Lima, Peru 2005
68 Gaddikhana Ajivika Swayam Sahayta Samuh 10India 2021 (2021)
69 Ground Score Association trashforpeace.orggro...
Portland, United States of America
70 Hasirudala hasirudala.in
6,000Karnataka, India 2011
71 Hlanganani MaAfrika Waste Picker Cooperative 75Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 2012
72 Iainehskhem Self Help Group 16 (1)Shillong, India 2014 (2014)
73 Ikageng Ditamating 49Sasolburg, South Africa 2009
74 Ikatan Pemulung Indonesia (Indonesia Waste-pickers Union- IPI) si-ipi.com , , , , , , 3,700,000 (25)Jakarta Timur, Indonesia 1991 (1991) , , , ,
75 Jan Vikas Society janvikassociety.com
, , , , , , 700Indore, India 2001 (2003)
76 Kachra Kamgar Union (KKU) 2,000New Delhi, India 2007 (2008)
77 Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) kkpkp-pune.org 10,256Pune, India 1993 , , ,
78 Kagad, Kach, Patra Kamgar Sanghatana Aurangabad, India
79 KKPKP Ahmednagar 127Ahmednagar, India
80 KKPKP Sangli Sangli, India
81 Kpone Landfill Waste Pickers Association Ghana 2014 (2018)
82 Latin American Waste Pickers Network (LAWPN / Red LACRE) redrecicladores.nete... (20)São Paulo, Brazil 2008
83 Movimento Nacional de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR) mncr.org.br

, 85,000 (600)São Paulo, Brazil 2001
84 MOVIMIENTO DE TRABAJADORES EXCLUIDOS (MTE) cartoneando.org.ar

Buenos Aires, Argentina
85 Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de Chile (MNRCH)

, 5,300 (42)Santiago de Chile, Chile 2007 (2010)
86 Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de Panama
156Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
87 Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de Perú mnr-peru.org , , 200 (15)Callao, Peru 2008
88 Nari Pragati Mahila Mandal , 62Surat, India
89 National Association of Scrap and Waste Workers of Nigeria (NASWON) 700Lagos, Nigeria 2018 (2021) ,
90 Parisar Bhagini Vikas Sangh (PBVS) streemuktisanghatana... , , , , , , , , 3,000 (200)Mumbai, India 1999 (2004) , ,
91 Parisar Sakhi Vikas Sanstha (PSVS) streemuktisanghatana... , , , , 500 (42)Navi Mumbai, India 2009 (2009) , ,
92 RECICLAL (CAMSAT) Centro de ayuda mutua Salud para Todos y Asociaciόn de Recicladores Emprendedores para el Progreso de Asuncion 18Asunción, Paraguay 2008
93 Red de Emprendedores Nicaraguenses del Reciclaje (REDNICA) rednicaenlinea.wordp... , 1,000 (8)Managua, Nicaragua 2010
94 Red Nacional de Recicladores de Bolivia redsantacruz.org , 1,000 (6)Santa Cruz, Bolivia 2008
95 Red Nacional de Recicladores de Ecuador (RENAREC) renarec.com

, 700Quito, Ecuador
96 Red Nacional de Recicladores del Perú (RENAREP) renarep.org , (44)Lima, Peru 2010
97 Republički Sindikat Sakupljača Sekundarnih Sirovina (Syndicate of waste picker of the Republic of Serbia ) rssss.rs 2,000Nis, Serbia 2011 (2011)
98 Rete Nazionale Operatori dell’Usato (Rete ONU) reteonu.it , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (23)Naples, Italy 2010 (2011) , , , , , ,
99 Safai Sena safaisena.net

, , , New Delhi, India 2001 (2009) , , ,
100 Sarbah and Ablekuma 100Accra, Ghana
101 Sauve qui Peut biffins.canalblog.co... Paris, France ,
102 Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) sewa.org , , 72,718Ahmedabad, India 1972
103 SEWA Bharat, Self Employed Womens’ AssociationSEWA (all India) sewabharat.org , 274New Delhi, India 1984
104 Sociedad Cooperativa de Seleccionadores de Materiales (SOCOSEMA) Juarez, Mexico 1975
105 South African Waste Pickers Association (SAWPA) , , 6,000Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 2009
106 Stree Mukti Sanghatana streemuktisanghatana...
, , , , , , , 3,000Mumbai, India 1975 (1985) , ,
107 Sure We Can Inc. surewecan.org , Brooklyn, United States of America 2007 ,
108 SWaCH Pune Seva Cooperative Society swachcoop.com

, 3,800Pune, India 2007 (2007) , , ,
109 The Alliance of Indian Wastepickers (AIW) aiw.globalrec.org (35)Mumbai, India 2005 , , , ,
110 The Association of Ragpickers 408 (11)Kolkata, India 1999 (2000) , ,
111 Union de Clasificadores de Residuos Urbanos Sόlidos (UCRUS) , (7)Montevideo, Uruguay 2001 (2003)
112 Waste Picker Union in Ghana Sarbah, Ablekuma, Ghana
113 Waste Pickers Alliance Uganda (APAU) wpau.org , 169Kampala, Uganda 2001 (2006)
114 Waste Pickers Association of Kenya (WAPAK) Nakuru, Kenya