[Reader-list] Bangalore’s Wastepicker Appeals to World Governments for Recognizing the Contribution of Wastepickers in New Urban Agenda

[Kabir Khan]

Bangalore’s Wastepicker Appeals to World Governments for Recognizing the
Contribution of Wastepickers in New Urban Agenda
<https://wastenarratives.com/2016/07/25/bangalores-wastepicker-appeals-to-world-governments-for-recognizing-the-contribution-of-wastepickers-in-new-urban-agenda/>


Indira, wastepicker from Bengaluru, made a passionate plea to world
governments for recognizing contributions of wastepickers in ‘New Urban
Agenda
<http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/explainer/2015/06/what-new-urban-agenda>‘
during an event organized on the sidelines of United Nations (UN) Habitat
III Prepcom at Surabaya, Indonesia. She emphasized on the fact that
wastepickers keep the city clean. They save municipal corporations and
local governments lot of money by channelizing waste for recycling.
According to her, if an area generates 2 tons of waste, waste pickers take
at-least a ton of waste from the same. They sort and sell it to the
industry as raw material. This reduces the generated waste, help
wastepickers earn for themselves and benefits the public at large.

She showed the occupational identity card (ID) of wastepickers issued
by *Bruhat
Bengaluru Mahanagara Pallike* (Greater Bangalore Municipal Corporation-
BBMP) to the audience. BBMP ID card is an example of recognition and as per
her appeal, the issuance of the card should be replicated. With the given
ID card wastepickers can pick up waste without apprehension. Police doesn’t
harass them. They can access public and private space to pick and collect
waste. Continued here...
<https://wastenarratives.com/2016/07/25/bangalores-wastepicker-appeals-to-world-governments-for-recognizing-the-contribution-of-wastepickers-in-new-urban-agenda/>

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