The average American throws out almost 5 pounds of solid waste each day. One local musician aims to reduce waste by giving trash a second life.

CATEURA, Paraguay — The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with forks ...

Learn how to make musical instruments with recycled materials using a metal washtub, the washboard, and playing spoons to make homegrown music. One way to save money and have a good time all at once ...

In the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion, there is a village called Cateura built practically on top of the city’s main landfill. Families eke out a living sorting through the trash and selling whatever ...

This professional violinist and music teacher is sharing his love of music with the children of Lima, Peru, by creating cheaper violins made from recycled materials. Jesús Peralta is a music teacher ...

The most beautiful instrument that 60 Minutes producer Michael Gavshon found when he visited the child orchestra of Cateura, Paraguay, was a cello. The body of the cello was fashioned out of an oil ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Pepin Academy Welding program is taking old, unused instruments and turning them into art which will be featured this weekend at the Gasparilla Music Festival in downtown Tampa.

VietNamNet Bridge – ZeroStation has launched a new project “When everything becomes music” – a collaboration between ZeroStation and Noridan Team, a cultural social arts organization based in Busan, ...

This professional violinist and music teacher is sharing his love of music with the children of Lima, Peru, by creating cheaper violins made from recycled materials. Jesús Peralta is a music teacher ...