hermance. clearly the problem of waste is huge and it could get bigger a study by the world bank forecasts that the amount of garbage will increase by 70 percent by the year 2050 that would be an incredible 3400000000 tonnes. figures like that show that we have to take action rice where we live. next report takes us to the brazilian capital where garbage is the subject of a university course back to basics. this patch of land near the capital brasilia used to be the biggest landfill site in latin america in 2018 but dump was closed on the 60 meter high mountain of garbage was covered with. construction waste is still being dumped that although that's illegal. the national waste policy ends to eradicate landfills and promote recycling. but there are still 2 and a half 1000 open landfill sites across the country. mostly often and it's worked here as a waste paper for 20 years she supported her 4 children by selling anything of value she found the family lived in a shanty town right next door at 1