Stats « Waste pickers Around the World (WAW)
- WAW in numbers
- 427 Number of organizations in the data base
- 5 Number of organizations that are Waste Picker Organizations (North America)
- 0 Waste pickers in waste picker organizations
North America
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Organizational Reach number of organizations (%)
Local (100%)
(Total organizations formed by waste pickers: 5)
Type of organization number of organizations (%)
Cooperative (20%)
Association (20%)
Community based organization (20%)
Non profit organization (20%)
(Total organizations formed by waste pickers: 5)
Country number of organizations (%)
Canada: 3
United States of America: 2
Type of members number of organizations (%)
Members are waste pickers 5 (100%)
Members are multi sector 2 (40%)
Members employ waste pickers 1 (20%)
Waste picker support organization 1 (20%)
Occupation of members number of organizations (%)
Waste pickers 5 (100%)
Itinerant workers 1 (20%)
Year Formed number of organizations
Not known
2007
Year Registered number of organizations
Not known
Activities number of organizations
Collecting materials
Collection of recyclables
Community sale of materials
Community storage of materials
Selling materials
Workplace of Members number of organizations
Sorting center
What kind of relationship exists with the municipality? number of organizations
Languages number of organizations
English
French
Spanish