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Territorial dynamics of waste collecting and recycling: Experience exchange and innovative solutions
Highlighting Vietnam, Indonesia, India and Brazil Experts will gather in Hanoi to exchange experiences and research results concerning the issues of waste collecting and recycling in Indonesia, India, Brazil and Vietnam. Sonia Dias, the waste sector specialist from WIEGO’s Urban Policies Programme,...
As COP25 gets underway, our deep dive into two years of news coverage reveals that the green army of waste pickers leading urban recycling efforts deserves greater recognition for its efforts in solving one of the most pressing problems of our times.
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During the 25th UN climate negotiations ( COP25 ), waste pickers and WIEGO Network members have joined climate justice activists at alternate events. (Photo: waste pickers protest in Buenos Aires in 2018.) In Santiago, Chile WIEGO team members are supporting RedLacre, the network of informal...
While municipalities are often encouraged to turn to waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies such as incineration, this is a problematic solution, particularly in the Global South. Incineration can be cost-effective, complicated, and can negatively impact the environment and informal waste workers’...
El objetivo de este informe es brindar argumentos y herramientas jurídicas que permitan proteger efectivamente los derechos humanos de las personas recicladoras a la luz de los estándares del Sistema Interamericano y Universal, particularmente en el ámbito del trabajo; además dar cuenta de la labor...
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As world leaders and experts discuss the climate crisis at the 25th UN climate negotiations (COP25), waste pickers and WIEGO Network members have joined activists at alternate events in Santiago, Chile and Madrid, Spain.
A new tool that estimates how much greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by waste picker activities has been developed. It is currently being tested, but this one-pager illustrates some early, amazing findings.
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
WIEGO Briefs
This brief provides waste picker organizations, policymakers and practitioners with information about waste-to-energy initiatives, and solid waste management models that are true to an inclusive, circular economy while being suited for local contexts and offering livelihood protection.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.