Region: Colombia

VIDEO: Silvio Ruiz from Colombia

In Spanish with English subtitles

VIDEO: Federico Parra (Colombia) – Recognition of the ‘Recicladores’ as Public Managers of Waste in Colombia

The Municipal Services Project conference held in April 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa brought together researchers, activists, labour,...

Colombia Law: Bogotá (Colombia) Res DG-08807

Law governing the administration of street vendors’ association operating in the city of Bogotá, Colombia

Cities Alliance Exchange Report

In August 2016, WIEGO and its local ally, Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (the Bogotá Waste Pickers Association or ARB), hosted a learning...

Reporte de síntesis y aprendizajes del intercambio de la Alianza de las Ciudades

En agosto de 2016, WIEGO junto a su aliado local, la Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá, organizó un intercambio de aprendizajes en Bogotá,...

Digital Communication Workshop for Waste Pickers

• March 15, 2018 - March 16, 2018

Bogota, ColombiaPhoto by: Juan Arredondo/ Getty Images RerportageOn March 15th and 16, 2018, the Digital Communication Workshop for Recyclers...

Workshop: New Public Service Standards for Waste Pickers

• May 14, 2015

Medellin, ColombiaWIEGO held a two-day workshop for waste picker organizations in Medellin and sourrounding municipalities. This workshop...

Planeta Verde: The Colombian Cooperative Revolutionizing Waste Picking

In celebration of International Cooperatives Day, we speak with Martha Elena Iglesias, a waste picker and the leader of Planeta Verde, a...

Les travailleurs et travailleuses de l’économie informelle font marcher les villes pour tous : Thaïlande, Inde et Colombie, 3 comptes rendus éclairants

Valeria Gelman et Jillian Du Pensez aux stands de nourriture délicieuse en Asie du Sud-Est, aux artistes de rue en Afrique, au conducteur...

Waste pickers in Medellín, Popayán, and Montería receive their first payment as recycling public service providers

Technical team and leaders of ARRECICLAR in Medellín. Photo: Arreciclar