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Chile's Recycler Cooperatives Jumped From 6 to 47 in Five Years
by ANARCH (Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Chile) · HQ 🇨🇱 Chile
0cooperativesRecycler cooperatives in Chile, up from 6 five years earlier (ANARCH data)as of 2026-03-04
0cooperatives in 9 regionsCooperatives equipped through the Aliados por un Reciclaje + Cooperativo programmeas of 2026-03-04
ANARCH is the national association of Chile's recicladores de base, led by president Soledad Mella. According to its own data reported in March 2026, recycler cooperatives in Chile rose from 6 to 47 in five years, with more than 60,000 grassroots recyclers in the country. Since 2023 it has run 'Aliados por un Reciclaje + Cooperativo' with Fundación Coca-Cola, giving 12 cooperatives in nine regions training, technical advice and equipment such as balers, generators and electric tricycles. In 2025 it created five federations of recycler cooperatives and it hosts the Expo Recicladores Chile 2026.