The vast landfill site on the outskirts of Asunción in Paraguay receives 1.5 tonnes of rubbish each day. While most people might just see piles of plastic and aluminium, Favio Chávez combined his ...

CATEURA, Paraguay - The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with forks ...

In the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion, there is a village called Cateura built practically on top of the city’s main landfill. Families eke out a living sorting through the trash and selling whatever ...