Currently collectors use makeshift shacks, ineffective for keeping white paper dry, to store materials for resale. A building would facilitate access to health area, another high priority of the Association members. Leaders participated in citywide meetings with other social movement representatives to coordinate efforts. Attempts to get their message in the media have been successful including a campaign against dump truck workers who were illegally sorting out recyclable material for resale before reaching the dump. There is a great deal of pessimism and apathy in this group - more than I've ever seen before.
Leaders take a lot of flack from nonbelievers.
But as we win more and more victories, those critics are seeing the value of the Association and even joining in some cases.