Our story begins in a landfill in Cateura, Paraguay. Every day, big lorries bring the city's garbage to this landfill. Once the rubbish has been dumped, the landfill workers pick through it, trying to find metal and plastic bottles to sell. Working at the landfill is hot and and dangerous, and often makes the workers very ill. When an environmental engineer named Favio came to Cateura, he realised that as long as the city continued to throw away so much rubbish, the landfill would continue to grow. The rubbish was destroying the environment; the Paraguay River was filthy and filled with plastic bags and containers. Most children were destined to become gancheros, or rubbish pickers, just like their parents. Favio, however believed he could still make a difference. He decided to give free music lessons. Soon there were children of all ages lining up to learn. But Gavio didn't have enough instruments for them all. a new violin was worth more than a house in Cateura. Cola, a landfill worker, visited Favio and asked, Do you think we could make the instruments? Favio knew they had no money and no equipment ... What would they make instruments out of? Cola had the answer. What do we have more of than anything else?! he asked Favio. Garbage! It took a lot of trial and error to get the instruments just right. Oven trays became violins; huge oilcans became cellos and double basses. Saxophones and flutes were made from bottle tops and drainpipes. Many people laughed at Colas idea. But Cola believed in himself and the children of Cateura believed in him too. Favio and Cola soon realised they had made real musical instruments, fit for an orchestra, from rubbish. And so, the orchestra Los Reciclados was born. Favio taught the student to focus on the actions that helped them to achieve positive results. This meant lots of practice, but it also meant learning the importance of believing in themselves. You see, when the students doubted themselves, the instruments didn't sound good. And although they didn't feel confident about the music they were playing, because it was new and unknown, they needed to feel confident about themselves.