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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Stats « Waste pickers Around the World (WAW)

  • WAW in numbers
  • 427 Number of organizations in the data base
  • 4 Number of organizations that are Waste Picker Organizations (Europe)
  • 2,500 Waste pickers in waste picker organizations

Europe

Table of contents

Organizational Reach number of organizations (%)

Local (50%)

2 (50%)

National (50%)

2 (50%)

(Total organizations formed by waste pickers: 4)

50%
50%

Type of organization number of organizations (%)

Association (50%)

2 (50%)

Trade union (25%)

1 (25%)

Alliance (25%)

1 (25%)

Community based organization (25%)

1 (25%)

Cooperative (25%)

1 (25%)

Federation (25%)

1 (25%)

Federation of cooperatives (25%)

1 (25%)

Membership based organization (25%)

1 (25%)

Network (25%)

1 (25%)

Network of cooperatives (25%)

1 (25%)

Non profit organization (25%)

1 (25%)

Other (25%)

1 (25%)

(Total organizations formed by waste pickers: 4)

2 (50%)
1 (25%)
1 (25%)
1 (25%)
1 (25%)
1 (25%)
1 (25%)
1 (25%)
1 (25%)
1 (25%)
1 (25%)
1 (25%)

Country number of organizations (%)

France: 2

Serbia: 1

Italy: 1

Type of members number of organizations (%)

Members are waste pickers 4 (100%)

Members are multi sector 2 (50%)

Members are waste picker organizations 1 (25%)

Members employ waste pickers 1 (25%)

Waste picker support organization 1 (25%)

Occupation of members number of organizations (%)

Waste pickers 4 (100%)

Itinerant workers 3 (75%)

Itinerant buyers 2 (50%)

Scrap dealers 1 (25%)

Solid waste managers 1 (25%)

Street sweepers 1 (25%)

Waste collectors 1 (25%)

Year Formed number of organizations

Not known

2008

2010

2011

1
1
1
1

Year Registered number of organizations

Not known

2011

2012

1
2
1

Materials collected number of organizations

Cans

Metals

Clothing

Electronic waste

Household items

Bottles

Paper and cardboard

Plastics

Biodegradable waste

Glass

Organics

Tetra brik

3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1

Activities number of organizations

Collecting materials

Collection of recyclables

Selling materials

Community storage of materials

Sensitization of locals

Sorting waste

Community sale of materials

New items made from collected materials

Organizing collective events

Training and capacity building

Cleaning

Collecting waste

Collection of waste

Composting

Recycling

Street sweeping

Waste collection

Waste management

Waste sorting

3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Workplace of Members number of organizations

Street

Collection from companies

Door to door

Home-based

Slums

Open

Dumpsite

Sorting center

Companies

4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1

What kind of relationship exists with the municipality? number of organizations

None

1

Languages number of organizations

French

English

Serbian

Italian

Spanish

2
1
1
1
1