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Waste Land

Season 12 Episode 19 | 1hr 26m 46s

Artist Vik Muniz visits the world’s largest landfill to create portraits of catadores — garbage pickers — from the material they collect.

Aired: 08/05/20 | Expires: 05/01/23
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