The article describes the organizing process of two associations of waste and recyclings material pickers. The question of social exclusion emerges emphasizing therefore the urgent socially comeback of left out segments of people. It shows that the way to resocializing is the creation of environmentally approprieted spaces to develop creativity leading thus to self emancipation. The small group is seen as a transitory ground of human life, where the power to decide comes out as an interplay of individuals and collectives bodies.
Waste material pickers; Environment; Education; Creativity and emancipacion