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Pune’s SWaCH waste pickers collect 150 tonnes votive offerings this Ganesh festival
September 30, 2023 11:35 am
This year SWaCH partnered with the International Labour Organisation for the smooth execution of the ‘Nirmalya to Nisarga’ initiative.
SWaCH workers prevent 77 tonnes of Nirmalaya from being dumped in water bodies this Ganesh festival
September 14, 2022 11:25 pm
This year, SWaCH waste pickers deployed 48 containers and collected approximately 77 tonnes of Nirmalaya on September 5 and 9.
In memorandum to Mayor, SWaCH claims support of 110 corporators, over 33 lakh residents
February 23, 2021 9:05 pm
It stated that 110 elected representatives across parties have written to the Mayor and PMC Commissioner, expressing their unequivocal support for the continuation of the waste-pickers’ SWaCH Cooperative instead of the proposed introduction of private contractors.
Waste pickers’ cooperative SWaCH warns PMC against hiring private contractors
January 11, 2021 8:53 pm
Suchismita Pai said that the probable introduction of private contractors by the PMC under the guise of competition is a clear attempt to deprive waste pickers of their agency and is an attack on their atmanirbharta (self-reliance).
Pune lessons for Mumbai in efficient waste management
February 03, 2016 3:18 am
The cooperative collective comprising of waste pickers, mainly women works on a model of front end waste management by waste collectors directly.
SWaCH waste pickers keep Durga Utsav celebrations clean
October 24, 2015 12:16 am
For the past five years, SWaCH has been providing this service for Durga Puja celebrations organised at Congress Bhavan.
PMC to make 10 additional electoral panels container free
August 29, 2015 8:27 am
It has helped the civic administration to decentralise the garbage disposal system with segregated waste being sent to the bio-gas plants in different parts of the city.
Demarcate area for wastepickers, SWACH urges civic administration
August 19, 2015 2:05 am
At present, there are as many as 2,300 wastepickers affiliated to SWACH who collect waste from 4.08 lakh properties in the city.
Door-to-door waste collection PMC drafts proposal to extend agreement with wastepickers’ outfit
August 14, 2015 3:37 am
The SWACH is the first co-operative of wastepickers in the country, involved in door-to-door waste collection in civic areas.
Centre praise may prod corporators to extend SWACH
April 04, 2015 3:28 am
The SWACH initiative was started in 2007 after the waste-pickers in the city came together.
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