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Global alliance of waste pickersThe Global Alliance of Waste Pickers is a networking process among thousands of waste picker organizations with groups in more than 28 countries covering mainly Latin America, Asia and Africa.The members of Global alliance of waste pickers collect, sort and process recyclable materials from our cities. This creates jobs for millions of workers worldwide and contributes to the conservation of natural resources and energy. Waste pickers offer real solutions for climate change mitigation and inclusive solid waste management.Global alliance of waste pickers is helping develop organizations in Africa, Latin America and Asia, where waste pickers are not yet well organized or connected. It has actively participated at several United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) meetings since 2009, where it advocated for alternative funding mechanisms to support fair and just solutions to climate change.Global alliance of waste pickers also represents the waste pickers’ sector at many international events related to solid waste management and foster the sharing and exchange of information and solidarity support among our thousands of members.Discover the website...