The Heavy Picker 4.0 is a multipurpose waste sorting robot that can handle bulky materials such as wood, metal, plastic and cardboard. It is capable of sorting items weighing up to 88 pounds each ...

Dozens of Colombian waste pickers inundated Bogota’s iconic Bolivar Square with about 15 tons of recyclable goods Tuesday to ...

While informal settlements are most vulnerable to climate effects like urban flooding, solutions often are limited. Hasiru ...

Member states of the U.N. Environment Assembly are in charge of developing the treaty, so in their quest for a just transition, that’s who waste pickers and their advocates need to get on board.

How waste pickers are fighting for recognition in the UN global plastics treaty "Private companies are not capable of extracting anywhere near the amount of recyclables that reclaimers are." ...

Following efforts by waste picker organisations, the regulations were amended in May 2021, ordering waste pickers to be paid for their services from November 2022.

Mella, the waste picker from Chile, said the idea that petrochemical companies support waste pickers is “laughable.” “It’s super nice and super interesting for them to say, ...

The poem that raises uncomfortable questions is written by Poornima Chikarmane, who has long worked with Pune’s waste picker community. Chikarmane and Lakshmi Narayanan, who have conceptualised ...

Krishna, a third-generation waste picker, has tirelessly rallied his community, fighting for their rights and dignity. As an entrepreneur, he provides employment and hope to informal waste pickers ...