60 minutes | The Recyclers: From trash comes triumph

The residents of Cateura, Paraguay, don't just make a living from the massive garbage heap in their town. They also make music.

The following script is from "The Recyclers" which originally aired on Nov. 17, 2013, and was rebroadcast on May 11, 2014. The correspondent is Bob Simon. Michael Gavshon, producer.

Ever heard of a town built on a garbage dump? We hadn't until last year when we visited a community on the outskirts of Asuncion, the capital of the tiny, impoverished South American country of Paraguay. It's called Cateura and there is trash everywhere -- in its streets, its rivers, in people's backyards -- but we decided to take you to Cateura tonight, not because of the poverty or the filth, but because of the incredible imagination and ingenuity of the people who live there. Our story is also a reminder that, ultimately, music will triumph everywhere and anywhere.

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