Albermar Dominguez collects computer cases and old printers at Simon Bolivar University garbage dump in Caracas, Venezuela July 4, 2018. Picture taken July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello
CARACAS (Reuters) - Two young engineers have found an opportunity amid a collapsing economy in Venezuela - inside a garbage dump full of broken electronic hardware.
They are melting the plastic waste down and feeding it through 3D printers to make intricate pieces such as car parts. These have become increasingly hard to obtain in Venezuela as dysfunctional currency controls restrict the import of basic materials.
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