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Waste Land (2010)

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And then it goes to the recycling wholesalers, the intermediaries.

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There they process it, removing the bottle caps and so on.

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From there it goes to another company for shredding.

Waste Land (2010)

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The shredded material gets sold again...

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to companies who mold it into car bumpers, buckets, etc.

Waste Land (2010)

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The pickers take out 200 tons of materials per day from the landfill.

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- Every day. - Every day.

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That's equivalent to the garbage produced by a city of 400,000 people.

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- Amazing! - Yeah.

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So that's why the pickers are really important to the landfill...

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because they help increase its capacity.

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Does all of Rio's trash end up here?

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70% of Rio's trash ends up here...

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and 100% of the closest suburbs.

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So the garbage from the millionaire's mansion mixes...

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with the garbage from the poorest favela?

Waste Land (2010)

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For sure.

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Dude!

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Dude, It's a city of garbage!

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It's funny how you get used to the smell.