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Inside the CooperLimpa warehouse. Photo credit: WIEGO.

The South African government visits Brazil and Colombia to learn about participatory waste management

May 3, 2013

Nohra Padilla with other winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize, Jonathan Deal, Azzam Alwash, Rossano Ercolini, Aleta Baun, Kimberly Wasserman.

Goldman Prize acceptance speech by informal recycler Nohra Padilla + Photos + White House visit

April 17, 2013

Waste pickers protest at a meeting about São Bernardo, São Paulo's installation of an incinerator. Credit: MNCR.

The fight against incineration continues in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo

April 15, 2013

The article about Nohra Padilla produced by the Goldman Environmental Prize.

Nohra Padilla, informal recycler and leader, wins the Goldman Environmental Prize

April 15, 2013

Nepal waste workers campaign for recognition and respect - newspaper clipping

Informal waste workers deserve respect and recognition! Waste pickers campaign in Nepal

March 27, 2013

Crónicas de una lucha por la inclusión Recicladores Bogotá

“Chronicle of a Fight for Inclusion: The December 2012 garbage crisis of Bogota” now with English subtitles

March 26, 2013

Image from Cronicas de Una Lucha Por Inclusion - Parte 2

Part 2: “Chronicles of a Fight for Inclusion: The December 2012 Garbage Crisis of Bogotá”

March 24, 2013

After going through security protocols, each received a PIN to claim their payment in any teller machine. Once they introduced their PIN in the teller machine, they received their payment. People burst into applause, jubilant shouts and even tears. “No more speeches! No more announcements!”—They shouted.

A time to celebrate! Dreams come true for the organized waste pickers of Bogotá

March 20, 2013

Many of them, still in shock, could not do anything other than repeat their thanks. However, the work that remains will be a challenge —the promise is to have all the 14,400 waste pickers in Bogota included into this system. The idea is also that in a few years waste pickers will be organized to provide collection and transportation services of recyclable materials, and that they will also receive (why not?) remuneration for the other environmental services they provide. Photo credit: Federico Parra.

“Miracle in Bogota”: Waste pickers in Colombia paid for the first time for their services

March 12, 2013

Leaders of RECRED, the nascent waste picker’s network in the DRC, held a meeting on March 1st in honor of Global Waste Pickers' Day. Photo credits: RECRED.

March 1st – Global Waste Pickers’ Day celebrated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

March 9, 2013