Asociación Cooperativa de Recicladores de Bogotá (ARB)
Waste & RecyclingBogotá's Recyclers Say They Haul 1,200 Tonnes a Day Without Being Paid for Most of It
Founded by waste pickers from Bogotá's dump in 1990, the ARB still negotiates directly with the city and now fights for recyclers' social protection under Colombia's new Decree 0271 of 2026.
1,350tonnes per day (midpoint of 1,200-1,500 claimed)Material collected daily by Bogotá recyclers, per ARB spokesperson Nohra Padilla
15kpeopleRecyclers in Bogotá, ARB estimate