Occupational Group: Waste Pickers

Be Waste Wise – Sonia Dias on the Informal Economy of Waste Pickers

This blog post is an interview with Sonia Dias, WIEGO’s Waste Sector Specialist. Here Sonia shares information from the Informal Economy...

Gestão da coleta seletiva e de organizações de catadores: indicadores e índices de sustentabilidade

This is an update on the guide, based on the main findings of the report entitled: “Selective Waste Collection Project – Management models...

Pas de frontières pour ceux qui luttent ! Mai – août 2016

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VIDEO: Silvio Ruiz from Colombia

In Spanish with English subtitles

Não Há Fronteiras para Aqueles que Lutam. Setembro 2016 – abril 2017

Boletim da Aliança Global de Catadores, Setembro 2016 – abril 2017   Read the newsletter in English. Leer el boletín en Español. Leia o boletim...

Reglamento de la Ley No. 29419 que regula los aspectos técnicos del reciclaje de los residuos sólidos en Perú

Reglamento de la Ley No. 29419 que regula los aspectos técnicos del reciclaje de los residuos sólidos en Perú.

Accra: Waste Picker Health & Safety

Waste pickers from Accra, Ghana, were surveyed to understand the main occupational health challenges and hazards they face. In total, 119...

SEWA’s Silent Eco Friend Film

Documentary: Essa Gente Vai Longe – MNCR (Portuguese)

Title: Essa Gente Vai Longe…. – Parte 1 Documentário MNCR Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtUp9ZSQ7lg&feature Parte 2 Link:...

Colombia Constitutional Court document re suspension of public bidding

An English translation of the resolution suspending the city’s tendering process in order to protect the rights of recyclers and the...