A doll is pictured inside the workshop of environmental activist Sergio Pardo in Ladrilleros n Bahia Malaga, near Buenaventura, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on July 24, 2024. In the Colombian Pacific, recycled plastic from the beaches is now currency: an economy to help children and at the same time mitigate the pollution that afflicts a paradisiacal but poor destination in the country. In exchange for the plastic caps they have collected in this touristy but garbage-filled territory, the kids receive fictitious plastic coins, also valid to "buy" clothes, school supplies, toys, books, or popcorn to eat while watching movies. (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP) (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP via Getty Images)