Waste Land - NYT Critics' Pick

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Suelem, 18, a worker in Rio de Janeiro’s huge garbage dump.
From a Universe of Trash, Recycling Art and Hope
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Published: October 28, 2010

“We are not pickers of garbage; we are pickers of recyclable materials,” Tião, an impoverished Brazilian catadore, or trash picker, declares to a talk-show host in Lucy Walker’s inspiring documentary “Waste Land.” More