VolunteerCommunityVitóriaBack Ascamare recyclers in VitóriaBack Ascamare recyclers in Vitória Residents of Vitória can support Ascamare, the association of recyclable collectors linked to the city's selective collection partnership since 1999. What you can do in Vitória - Learn how Ascamare grew from Pastoral Social work in Jardim da Penha in 1991 (Ascamare history page) - Deliver separated recyclables through the city's voluntary drop-off network linked from Ascamare's site - Ask how your building or school can improve separation so less rejected material reaches the association - Visit the Consolação sorting space after you confirm access rules with the association How to join Ascamare is a private, non-profit association of 24 member collectors. The history page explains partnerships with Vitória's selective collection but does not publish a public open-day calendar. Use the association contact page before volunteering or touring the galpão. Founders describe early meetings with the Pastoral Social team and later talks with the mayor that helped formalise the first association of collectors in the capital. Why it matters in Vitória Clean recyclables mean safer income for collectors and less pressure on the landfill. The association's work connects daily sorting floors with the city's ecopoints and collection routes. When households sort better, collectors spend less time rejecting dirty loads and more time earning from clean paper, plastics, and metals. Find more community projects in Vitória. Good to know - When did the city partnership start? 13 May 1999, according to the organiser history page. - Where is the association based? Rua Construtor Camilo Gianordoli, 117, Consolação, Vitória/ES, listed on the contact section of the organiser site. - How much material do they handle? The history page cites about 50 tonnes of recyclables per month before the 2013 warehouse fire; current volumes are not listed.ascamarerecyclingcatadores +2
FundraiseCommunityPorto AlegreSort recyclables for Coopertinga in Porto AlegreSort recyclables for Coopertinga in Porto Alegre Residents in Porto Alegre can support Coopertinga, a worker recycling cooperative, by separating dry recyclables at home so city selective collection can reach their triage unit in Restinga. What you can do in Porto Alegre - Follow Coopertinga on Facebook for cooperative news and contact options - Keep paper, plastic, metal, and glass out of your regular trash when your street has selective collection - Read how triage cooperatives employ neighbours in the Humanista profile of catadores - Ask your building group to post separation rules on the laundry wall How to join Separation at home is the everyday action. Cooperatives sort what the city delivers to their unit. For visits or donations, contact Coopertinga through the Facebook page and confirm hours before you travel. Why it matters in Porto Alegre Correct sorting sends income to cooperative members instead of burying useful material. Women-led teams often run the belts, as local reporting shows. Find more community projects in Porto Alegre. Good to know - Does my street have selective collection? Check the city collection calendar for your address. - Where is the Coopertinga unit? Estrada João Antônio da Silveira, 3240, Restinga (triage unit named in municipal waste programmes). - Can I visit without an appointment? Message the cooperative through Facebook before you go.recyclingcooperativecatadores +1
FundraiseCommunityRibeirão PretoBring recyclables to Cooperagir in Ribeirão PretoBring recyclables to Cooperagir in Ribeirão Preto Cooperagir in Ribeirão Preto welcomes clean dry recyclables at its Lagoinha sorting centre and shares sales income among member collectors. What you can do in Ribeirão Preto - Read Como Apoiar for drop-off, bazar donations, and company partnerships - Bring sorted paper, plastic, metal, and glass to Av. Antônio Gomes da Silva Júnior, 630, Parque Industrial Lagoinha - Ask about scheduled pickup when you have a large volume - Visit the bazar to donate or buy furniture and household goods in good condition How to join Walk-in donations are welcome during published hours: Monday to Friday 8h to 17h and Saturday 8h to 12h. The site asks that material arrive clean and dry. Phone (16) 9817-64243 for details. Why it matters in Ribeirão Preto Cooperagir grew from a university inclusion project into a formal cooperative that processes styrofoam and event waste. Fair shares from bale sales keep the work dignified. Find more community projects in Ribeirão Preto. Good to know - Must everything be clean and dry? Yes, the cooperative site states this clearly. - Does Cooperagir recycle styrofoam? The site lists isopor among accepted specialties. - Can companies partner? The support page invites collection and equipment partnerships.recyclingcooperativecatadores +1
Join inCommunitySalvadorJoin Salvador co-op selective collectionJoin Salvador solid waste co-op pickup routes CAMA (Centro de Arte e Meio Ambiente) shows how Salvador neighbours, schools, and workplaces can hand dry waste to worker-owned recycling cooperatives instead of mixing everything in one bin. You keep paper, metal, glass, and plastics in use while income stays with catadoras and catadores who sort the load. What you can do in Salvador - Read how Coleta Seletiva Solidária works and which fractions cooperatives accept (CAMA guide) - Separate clean, dry recyclables at home: paper and cardboard, plastics, metals, glass, used cooking oil, and small electronics as listed on the page - Match your address or organisation to the nearest listed cooperative and ask how they collect in your district - Invite your condo, school, or workplace to register as a partner so pickups become regular rather than one-off How to join The CAMA article is a starting map, not a city contract. Each cooperative sets its own route and capacity. Contact the cooperative that covers your area through the channels on the CAMA page and confirm what they can collect this week. Why it matters in Salvador When recyclables leave the mixed bin, fewer trucks rush to landfill and more families earn from material that still has value. Salvador gains quieter streets and cooperatives gain dignity in formal work. Find more community projects in Salvador. Good to know - Does CAMA collect at my door? CAMA coordinates the network; collection is run by the cooperative you contract with. - Must oil and electronics be separated? The CAMA list treats used frying oil and e-waste as their own streams alongside paper, plastic, metal, and glass. - Can a school join? The page explicitly invites public, private, and religious institutions to partner with a nearby cooperative.salvadorrecyclingcooperative +2
FundraiseCommunityBelo HorizonteSupport ASMARE recyclers in Belo HorizonteSupport ASMARE recyclers in Belo Horizonte Neighbours in Belo Horizonte can learn from ASMARE, a worker-run association of recyclable collectors that turns street collection and sorting into shared income and dignity. What you can do in Belo Horizonte - Read how ASMARE began with street collectors and Pastoral de Rua support in 1990 (ASMARE on Pastoral do Povo da Rua) - Visit or partner with sorting units in Barro Preto and Prado once you confirm hours with the association - Bring clean, separated recyclables or ask how your school, company, or block can schedule a pickup partnership - Donate through the Pastoral network pages if you want to support training and infrastructure How to join ASMARE is managed by the collectors themselves, with equal sharing of earnings. The organiser page lists two operating units but does not publish a public visitor calendar. Contact the association through the Pastoral do Povo da Rua channels before you drop off material or volunteer. Why it matters in Belo Horizonte Sorted paper, cardboard, and metals stay out of landfills while people who know the city by foot earn a fairer share of the value they recover. Shared galpões turn invisible labour into visible community infrastructure. Find more community projects in Belo Horizonte. Good to know - Where are the units? Unit I: Av. do Contorno, 10564, Barro Preto. Unit II: Rua Ituiutaba, 460, Prado, as listed on the organiser page. - What work happens there? Street collection concentrated at Unit I, sorting at both units, and partnerships with public bodies, companies, and schools. - Is there a fee to visit? The page does not list a fee. Confirm any drop-off rules with the association first.asmarerecyclingcooperative +2
Join inCommunityCampinasSupport Reciclamp co-ops in CampinasBack Campinas Reciclamp cooperative network Reciclamp is a second-degree cooperative in Campinas that bundles four catador groups for joint sales, logistics, and training. Worker-owners gain social security coverage, holiday pay, and stronger prices for recyclables. What you can do in Campinas - Read how Coleta Seletiva Solidária puts catadores in the lead (Reciclamp programme) - Contract pickup for your building or business through the central desk at Rua Dr. Costa Aguiar - Visit member cooperatives Antônio da Costa Santos, São Bernardo, Unidos da Vitória, or Projeto Reciclar - Ask about environmental education and occupational health support for associated groups How to join Businesses and condominiums negotiate service through Reciclamp contact channels. Households can align with building-level contracts or deliver clean separated material as agreed with the cooperative. Why it matters in Campinas Collective bargaining stopped a race to the bottom on scrap prices and funded trucks, PPE, and office staff shared across four groups. Campinas keeps more material out of landfill while wages stay inside worker cooperatives. Find more community projects in Campinas. Good to know - When did the central form? Reciclamp formalised in September 2008 after a CRCA incubation project with Petrobras support. - How many groups belong today? Four member cooperatives feed about eighty percent of sales through the shared commercial desk. - What does solidarity collection mean? The network rejects precarious street picking as the only option and signs formal service contracts with clients.campinasreciclamprecycling +2
Join inCommunityCuritibaSchedule CATAMARE recycling pickup in CuritibaSchedule CATAMARE recycling pickup in Curitiba You can back Projeto Catei and the CATAMARE cooperative in Curitiba by booking a pickup or visiting the Boqueirão sorting yard where workers sort and sell recyclables. What you can do in Curitiba - Open Solicite uma coleta and request a pickup of accepted materials - Read the material list on the booking page before you fill bags - Visit the cooperative at Rua Salvador Ferrante, 256, Boqueirão, and ask how to help - Browse the Projeto Catei home page for education and shop projects How to join Households and neighbours can schedule collections through the online form. The site states which wastes the project does not collect. Check the organiser page for current rules before you load a car. Why it matters in Curitiba Sorted recyclables keep waste out of landfills and pay fair wages to people who do the heavy work of separation. Your clean bags make their shift safer and faster. Find more community projects in Curitiba. Good to know - Can I schedule a pickup? Yes. Use the booking page linked above. - Where is CATAMARE? Rua Salvador Ferrante, 256, Boqueirão, Curitiba. - Do I need to rinse containers? Follow the accepted and not-accepted lists on the booking page.recyclingcooperativecatadores +1
Join inCommunityRecifeSend recyclables to Pro-Recife cooperativeRoute building recyclables to Pro-Recife in Recife The Pro-Recife cooperative turns separated dry waste into wages for worker-owners who sort paper, plastic, metal, and glass in Recife. Founded in 2006, the group runs professional pickup for registered buildings and teaches neighbours what belongs in the recycling stream. What you can do in Recife - Learn what coleta seletiva means and which packaging can return to industry (Pro-Recife blog) - Separate organic waste from recyclables at home before any pickup or drop-off - Ask Pro-Recife whether your building can join its collection route for the metropolitan area - Mobilise neighbours to gather enough clean volume for a shared pickup day How to join The cooperative asks groups with steady volume to get in touch through its public channels before adding an address to a route. Check the blog and cooperative contacts for current registration steps. Why it matters in Recife Each bag kept out of open dumps means less methane and more paid shifts inside the cooperative shed. Recife keeps more material circulating while workers gain formal cooperative membership. Find more community projects in Recife. Good to know - Does Pro-Recife only work in one zone? The blog describes routes across the Recife metropolitan area for registered partners. - Which papers cannot be recycled? The cooperative lists waxed, carbon, and sanitary papers as rejects while cardboard and office paper stay welcome. - Is the cooperative only a street crew? ANCAT notes Pro-Recife as a registered cooperative partner in city-wide selective collection actions.reciferecyclingcooperative +2
CommunitySorocabaDonate recyclables to CORESO in SorocabaDonate recyclables to CORESO in Sorocaba CORESO, the Sorocaba recycling cooperative, collects door to door and runs a 24-hour ecoponto where neighbours can leave clean dry recyclables. What you can do in Sorocaba - Read CORESO services for residential, business, and oil collection - Bring bags to the ecoponto at Rua Encarnação Rando Castelucci, 70, Vila Colorau - Visit the matriz at Rua José Henrique Dias, 215, Parque Vitória Régia on weekday mornings - Ask about paper shredding or pickup for condominiums through the phone number on the site How to join Households can use the ecoponto or contract collection. Office hours on the site are Monday to Friday, 07h to 16h. Call (15) 3227-6608 before you haul large loads. Why it matters in Sorocaba CORESO started when collectors organized through a parish and later occupied a public yard to keep working together. Today the cooperative turns separation into wages and keeps metals and paper in the loop. Find more community projects in Sorocaba. Good to know - Is there a 24h drop point? Yes, at Rua Encarnação Rando Castelucci, 70, Vila Colorau. - Does CORESO collect at businesses? The services page lists homes, shops, and industries. - What are office hours? Monday to Friday, 07h to 16h, per the contact block.recyclingcooperativecatadores +1
VolunteerCommunityLondrinaBack Cooper Região recycling in LondrinaBack Cooper Região recycling in Londrina COOPER REGIÃO in Londrina is a large catadores cooperative that runs selective collection and nine sorting entrepostos after workers merged many small associations in 2009. What you can do in Londrina - Read Quem somos on the cooperative history and the Londrina Recicla partnership - Open the Entrepostos map and note the yard nearest you - Separate dry recyclables at home on collection days - Call the central office at (43) 3321-6992 with questions about drop-off or volunteering How to join Most neighbours join by sorting correctly and keeping collection routes clean. Entreposto coordinators list phone and email contacts on the cooperative site. Confirm hours before you bring a large load. Why it matters in Londrina The cooperative moved dozens of workers off the landfill and into contracted selective collection. Shared yards mean steadier pay and safer tools. Find more community projects in Londrina. Good to know - When did Cooper Região form? The site records founding on 12 September 2009. - How many sorting yards exist? Nine entrepostos plus a central office on Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, 390. - Does the city still partner with the cooperative? The site describes the Londrina Recicla programme and the CMTU/LD collection contract.recyclingcooperativecatadores +1
FundraiseCommunitySão LuísCOOPRESL Recycling Cooperative in São LuísCOOPRESL Recycling Cooperative in São Luís COOPRESL (Cooperativa de Reciclagem de São Luís) is a worker-owned sorting cooperative in Vila Isabel, supported by the Mãos Pro Futuro reverse-logistics programme. What you can do in São Luís - Deliver clean, separated recyclables or arrange institutional pickups that feed the cooperative's income (Mãos Pro Futuro cooperatives) - Volunteer on education days that explain selective collection, as shown in the TV Globo São Luís feature (ABIHPEC note) - Hire COOPRESL for transparent recycling contracts if you run a school, office, or warehouse in the metro area - Learn how sorted plastic, paper, and metal become wages for catador families instead of landfill burn How to join Visit or call ahead using the cooperative address listed for São Luís on the Mãos Pro Futuro map: Rua Ceará, Doutor Salomão, s/n, Vila Isabel. Large donations need scheduling so the yard can receive trucks safely. When & where Sorting shifts follow cooperative assembly plans; confirm current hours before hauling heavy loads. Why it matters in São Luís Every bale lifted by member-owners keeps methane out of neighborhoods and turns packaging into school fees and groceries. Public institutions that sign recycling terms expand that income without charity framing. Good to know - Is this a municipal drop-off site? It is a member cooperative; respect yard safety rules and sort guides staff provide. - Can my office partner? Yes. Institutions in Maranhão have signed recycling terms that route paper and plastics to COOPRESL. - Do I need gloves? Bring boots and gloves for yard visits; children stay home unless staff invite a guided tour.recycling cooperativecooperativa reciclagemSão Luís +2
VolunteerCommunityPiracicabaRecycle with Reciclador Solidário PiracicabaDeliver recyclables to Reciclador Solidário in Piracicaba The Cooperativa Reciclador Solidário sorts paper, plastic, metal, and glass collected across Piracicaba. The municipal waste page lists public hours and the cooperative yard in Ondinhas. What you can do in Piracicaba - Separate clean recyclables at home as described on the city waste page (Piracicaba selective collection) - Bring material to the cooperative yard on Av. das Ondas during published opening times - Follow the neighbourhood calendar for city selective collection when your street is scheduled - Support the Na Rota da Reciclagem coaching programme that helps the cooperative improve sorting and sales How to join Households can use door-side city collection on scheduled days or bring bags directly to the cooperative during listed hours. Confirm current times on the municipal service page before you travel. Why it matters in Piracicaba Keeping recyclables out of the landfill meets legal waste targets while worker-owners earn from material sales. Better sorting raises prices and stabilises wages. Find more community projects in Piracicaba. Good to know - What are the yard hours? The municipal page lists Monday to Friday 07:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00, plus Saturday 07:00 to 12:00. - Where is the cooperative? Av. das Ondas 6607, bairro Ondinhas, Piracicaba. - Which items are rejected? The city page lists coated or greasy paper, Pyrex glass, and fluorescent lamps as non-recyclable streams.piracicabarecyclingcooperative +2
