Landfill Harmonic a heartwarming story about children using recycled trash to create instruments and make beautiful music in the barrios of Paraguay, was featured on news magazine 60 Minutes last night. Â This incredible story only came to popular attention when their was a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for a film and recycled orchestra tour which closed this past May having raised over $214,000 from almost 5000 backers.
The story features a town which survives only by sorting through trash to find recyclable items which they then resell in an attempt to make a living.  The Landfill Harmonic makes all of their instruments from this trash.  The idea came from an environmental technician Favio Chávez who came up with the idea to start a music school for children to help to lift them up from their challenging existence living on a mountain of trash.
The film is being produced and near completion and with the media exposure performance invitations have poored in from all corners of the globe. Â The project continues to accept donations so if you are interested in helping out you may visit their Kickstarter page for contact information.
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