IAWP In nearly every country on earth, waste pickers are active in the recovery of materials for reuse and recycling, with great benefit to human and environmental health. Globally, we...
Geneva, August 4, 2025 — At the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 5.2) on the Global Plastics Treaty, Soledad Mella, delegate of the International Alliance of Waste...
Press Release The International Alliance of Waste Pickers expresses deep disappointment at the continued lack of agreement at INC5.2 of the Plastics Treaty negotiations. The failure to arrive at a...
Geneva, 7 August 2025 — As negotiations advance at INC-5.2 for a Global Plastics Treaty, frontline groups representing Indigenous Peoples, waste pickers, and unionized workers across the plastics value chain...
As negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty begin at INC-5.2 in Geneva, the International Alliance of Waste Pickers (IAWP) proudly presents the delegates—waste picker leaders—who will represent grassroots recycling movements...
Lessons from other Multilateral Environmental Agreements regarding access for waste pickers and other grassroots groups
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Discover the joint statement from the World Circular Economy Forum 2025, a powerful call to action that puts inclusivity and Global South perspectives at the heart of the circular economy....
Jakarta, Indonesia – In a heart-wrenching statement, the Perkumpulan Pemulung Indonesia Mandiri – Ikatan Pemulung Indonesia (PPIM-IPI), representing over 600,000 waste pickers across Indonesia, has expressed profound concern over the...
On February 24, while waste pickers working at the Mbeubeuss dumpsite in Dakar were engaged in a mediation process with the authorities, they were surprised by the police, who appeared...
