by cbaillie | Nov 19, 2010 | argentina
One thing I had not anticipated when Waste for Life started in Buenos Aires, was the whole complication with market. Not that it hadn’t occurred to us – we knew within a few weeks that our preferred position – that of creating a bartering system – cartoneros producing...
by cbaillie | Nov 9, 2010 | argentina, cartoneros, cooperatives, design
Eric was determined that the better market would be the design/art clientele. I decided the local market in San Telmo was our thing. At 35 pesos average price in our survey at the market on Sunday I was satisfied and would need some serious convincing to look...
by cbaillie | Apr 11, 2010 | partners
Brainstorming – What do we have? Where do we go? Our homework from last class was to get together in groups and brainstorm products. The following ideas emerged: bags, toilet seat covers, guitar picks, plastic Armstrong bracelet, book covers, floor mats, pencil...
by cbaillie | Oct 26, 2007 | argentina, cartoneros
Renacer Lanzone or the Pheonix of the barrio Lazone is a social organisation run by Adam Guevara. Adam had an idea over twenty years ago, that CEAMSE should send the trucks to groups of cartoneros, before putting the garbage in the ground, so that they could take the...
by cbaillie | Oct 13, 2007 | argentina, cartoneros, cooperatives
It seems to me that the conversations we are having now with cooperatives about our project are more detailed and to the point than they were when we arrived. Of course, you will say, because you now know more about what you are doing. But in fact, I haven’t noticed...
