Jyoti Mhapsekar – Stories of Waste and Waste Workers

April 2, 2021

When the Minister read postcards written by waste pickers’ children

Aditya Vyas & Shrenik Mutha Waste pickers and other informal sector waste workers make a living collecting, sorting, recycling, and selling materials that others throw away. They contribute to local economies, public health and environmental sustainability. The vast majority of waste pickers in India are women, and Dalits, who have been invisible to society, faced … Continue reading When the Minister read postcards written by waste pickers’ children

December 28, 2016

2016 A Benchmark Year for Wastepickers

2016 has been quite a remarkable year and will be remembered as a benchmark period in the struggle of wastepickers for recognition. This year for the first time, updated solid and plastic waste management rules notified by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) prescribed integration of wastepickers and informal waste collectors in … Continue reading 2016 A Benchmark Year for Wastepickers

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016

Waste Narratives- An Evening of Celebration & Solidarities @ India Habitat Center on 2nd June, 2016

Organized by Alliance of Indian Wastepickers in Collaboration with India Habitat Center Alliance of Indian Wastepickers is happy to invite you for ‘Waste Narratives’ being organized at India Habitat Center. Waste Narratives is an evening of celebration of solidarities and comprises of public reading of Bicycle Dreaming with the author Mridula Koshy and interspersed by … Continue reading Waste Narratives- An Evening of Celebration & Solidarities @ India Habitat Center on 2nd June, 2016