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SOBREVIVÍ A RECOGER BASURA EN LAS CALLES 🤮
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Today I'm going to survive by
collecting garbage. You'll be joining me for
a day's work, picking up all
sorts of excrement, waste,
rotting food, and many other
things that I assure you no one wants to touch.
touch.
Join me because this started
[Music]
The missions as a
garbage collector are to find three treasures that
people throw away, to know how much they
earn in a day, how much money
tips generate by cleaning the city and
number three, not to vomit in the attempt,
which I think is going to be the most difficult of
all. We are lined up because we have to
now on, where to? Check-in time
is 6 a.m., daily.
The first thing to do is check your
arrival. By now, hundreds of
people are ready to get to work and
start their truck routes.
There's just one thing that surprises me: there are
a lot of young people, there are a lot of
adults, of all ages, but there are no women.
women.
Well, now we're going to meet
our coworkers.
This is Captain Alex.
Well, I started when I was 13, I came
with my dad, my dad who worked, he
brought us from a very young age. Well, it's my
literal passion, for so many years. Besides, it
was what my father left me.
How many years have you been working?
25 years, thank God.
And you are the chauffeur?
The driver of the cleaning truck. I
think most people
refer to you as the
garbage men or the garbage men or here come the
garbage men.
We are not the garbage collectors. The ones who collect the
garbage are those of us who
generate it.
Those who generate it. But
then you are the ones
We came to clean. We came to clean up and
collect trash from all over Guadalajara.
Guadalajara.
So, they are not garbage dumps.
No, man. Well, he's the chauffeur, he's the
captain. Let's go meet
the gang now. Let's literally get on the truck,
truck, guys.
guys.
Oh, how exciting. My first day of school.
school.
My name is Carlos, I am 31 years old and this is
the work we do.
I always wanted to work in the garbage,
that's the truth. And by twists of
fate, first I met my girlfriend,
who is now my wife, and without meaning to,
my father-in-law was involved here, and so
today I am where I want to be, literally.
For me it's not a job, for me it's
a day-to-day thing where I have
a lot of fun and really enjoy my job. You,
You,
Ruben Rodriguez Virgen.
I have been working here for 7 years. From there I
started working with Dad buying and
selling materials and from there I
started working here cleaning.
My name is Roberto Carlos Hernández,
I am 48 years old, I have been
here for approximately 9 years. Before coming
here, I worked as an electrician. I
traveled all over the Republic and got tired
of traveling. I came here to work. I
came here through my relatives
who invited me to work here, and here I
am, here I remain, and here I will remain.
Each truck has its own crew, which
consists of a captain and three or
more colleagues. This complete team is
responsible for collecting garbage in a
commercial and residential area. What does it
mean? There are clothing stores,
shoe stores, furniture stores, markets, and
at the same time very active streets where
many people live in old houses and
apartments. I'm definitely surrounded by
experts who will help me be the best
collector in the city. Terrible
choice of clothing because I was told
these shoes were going to be very
uncomfortable for all the
walking we were going to do today. Oh, look, this is the
juice that excited me, dude. What
happened, daddy? To the chest, right? Please.
Yes sir. Oh, it looks really ugly here. Not there.
Not there.
The cleanup is out here.
Oh, no capis, this is really clean.
They're really daggering me more.
Oh, man, I'm getting attached now.
And where? Where is where one hangs?
For now, someone has it.
Don't eat cravings for him. Don't eat cravings.
No, I want to hang up now. It's already been cleaner.
cleaner.
Please get off. No,
no, you son of a
[ __ ],
right? Like this, like this. No,
here. These hooks have to be
closed so that the chest is not left behind
, but if you look closely, the
trucks, as you said, are not
clean. Look, this is all dirty.
Yes sir.
Well, we have to clean it.
That is, they come out clean and come back very dirty.
dirty.
Yes, exactly.
And the next morning they
have to clean them. It
needs cleaning again.
Now on this side. Very good.
The hook is also on that side.
Ah, the hook
to hook it.
What did he say it was?
Who put it there? I.
I.
That? Ah, you didn't go.
Don't start trying to avoid work,
okay? Work is work.
No, well we are a team. I thought you
told me we were going to be a team,
right? That I was going to do everything.
But if you don't tighten them properly or don't
tighten them at some point, this one will
come out just like the other one. And with the pressure of
the garbage, as it pushes it, it's
going to rise up and if it catches you standing here, it'll
here, it'll
throw you.
That is, this is why they are known as pigeons.
pigeons.
They are pigeons. Yes. So these are
tightened so that the truck doesn't open up and
unleash the whiplash and send you to hell.
hell.
Oh, I'm already dirty.
What I came for was this.
Hold on to that. Yeah.
Yeah.
Lift your right left foot up,
whichever one you are on, and grab it and
hold on from there. You have to visualize both
Garbage collectors have an
occupational mortality rate of 35 to 45
deaths per year. This places them among
the 10 deadliest and most
dangerous jobs in the world. The leading
causes of death are being struck by
vehicles, falls from trucks,
accidents involving machinery or
compactors, and exposure to
toxic and infectious materials. Next,
if you want to know what it takes to
be a professional garbage collector,
here's what you need to know. I brought
this because maybe you've already gotten
used to the smell, but as long as I
get used to it, I'm going to walk around
like this. I brought sunscreen because you have to
take care of your skin. Do you wear sunscreen?
sunscreen?
No, because since I work with a
big hat, I don't have exposure, it
's right there. Right now we are holding
sunscreen. Well, blocker. I'm bringing
a handkerchief, to dry the sweat
sweat
or clean something, right? So I bring the
scarf of pride. I'm bringing some cream.
to moisturize if you want. And I'm wearing a little perfume.
perfume.
Perfume is what you're going to take from
here, from the trash.
Let's go, dude. The five of us are going to sit here
. Close your legs, guys. Ready? This is
Ready? This is
a love of work. You meet a
lot of people.
Never, I swear you never ever get
bored. I'm glad you like it
so much because I feel like a lot of people
can judge the work, right? Because
you'd say, "Who would like to work
with garbage, right?" Or in the trash, but they
don't see the whole context. He's not going to
buy me a cap, capi.
Yes, now we see
what is the most beautiful thing that has happened to them
working on this. Let's see, you, Roberto.
Look, the most beautiful thing that has
happened to me is that many people from the
area love me, treat me well and everything, and
with that I am more than happy. He once told me
that our work was
indispensable because, in other words, we,
we,
the doctors and the firefighters,
were heroes for the work we did.
we did.
Note that you just touched on a topic that I
think is interesting to highlight, which is that they
are truly indispensable to
society. I mean, imagine if
cleaning workers didn't exist
. What would we do, Ruben?
Well, chaos. And you, capi? Hey,
Hey,
what's the best thing that's happened to you in
this job?
At one point, one of my classmates, during
the part where we were telling you that we had to
put the pigeons so that the
press wouldn't open when we threw it
away in the dump, a
classmate dropped it, the cats became
unbalanced and fell hard, and the
boy was cleaning up the garbage that was
left behind and his head cracked.
And did you get to see it?
Yes. No, no way. Obviously he died.
Est Yes, we were at the dump and well
I was just three trucks away and let's see what
happened to him,
right? How terrible, what a tragedy. I mean,
but they are accidents that happen,
right? That can happen, that is, and that is why we
must take all
precautionary measures. Imagine if an influencer
dies, eh, run over
by a bicycle.
How common is it for women to
do this work? Because from what I see it
is a man's job. I didn't see a
single woman. I was hoping that since it
's the 21st century and we're in
2025, I'd find at least a couple of women
in the check-in line,
but I didn't see any, guys.
Many times the garbage is there for a reason,
both, and these situations, the
walk, well, it's not like they can't,
well, yes, it can be done, I mean, but there are
very few that can be counted with one
hand, I think, but there are.
How many women have you seen working in
the garbage? What's up with you, my friends?
my friends? Yes.
Yes. None.
None.
None in 27 years. Oh, bring me later,
guys. I mean, the truth is, I'm here to
help you, I'm here to carry the
team on my shoulders. That. We're here
That. We're here ,
, we're here,
we're here,
we're back to work. Here
is terror. Be
careful with the car.
Let the merequetengue begin. Oh, man,
how exciting. Oh, help me.
help me.
Where? Where? Ah, oh, but it says
glass. That's how I see it. Yes,
Yes,
I threw my first trash.
I'm surprised my colleagues don't
carry gloves. I'm having a
hard time picking up
things that I know contain
human waste, rotten food, liquids and
solids of dubious origin, while
they do it as if they were
holding a baby.
Thank you. God bless her and give her more.
What do I do with this? Let's see how much
we can achieve. Last,
yes, last we're going to share it.
I receive you, I
receive you. I'm throwing this
away. This is how I
'm going to ruin their job. Hey, it
doesn't work, huh? It gives it to him,
then. You know why, sir. You know.
No, we don't share it, we don't share it.
Pass it to me, sir. Thank you.
Thank you.
I think people aren't taking me
seriously because I'm a woman and I'm in this
job. Do you think I'm not going to be up to the
task or that I'm just here to play? But I'm going
to show them that I can do it and that I'm
going to help my teammates
finish well before 11 p.m.
Yes, I say that too, let them learn.
Teach them, daughters.
I am teaching him.
And the truck has never crushed their foot .
.
No, but you also have to be very
are allowed to fight with civilians.
Thanks a lot,
damn it. Let's remember that the main
cause of death in this line of work is being
run over, something I'm certainly not
Imagine a car coming and you
throw garbage at it. I'm going to take the
team on my shoulders, guys. Waters.
Waters.
Oh, he's running over me, geyo.
When I'm backing up, please don't
get in, because if I'm careless
on the other side and don't see when you're
coming in, I'm going to run over you. It has happened. I did
happened. I did
it with my tears. I have to
admit that one of my
wildest dreams was to get on one of these
garbage trucks and ring one of
these bells. Since I was little, I watched people
come to collect the garbage and
I would say to myself, "Wow,
these people must be having a great time
." Now let's see if it
feels as cool as it looks. My
truck is leaving.
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
Oh, cockroach. Look, I already got my
first, my first soda. They already
gave it to me, did you see?
Hey, they already gave him his soda.
And it doesn't fall there. No,
No,
but I saw a little cockroach like that just now.
No problem. It's protein. It's
okay, you've eaten
worse things. Nails, nail biting
is worse.
Oh, sure, sure. I'm going to [ __ ] myself
if your soda disappears, but don't
tell who stole it. I already saw that he was very
popular, everyone greeting him.
Did I tell you or not?
And those kisses they sent him.
Oh. Give him
the queen of spring.
It's beautiful,
my son. They're going to fire you
because they're here to take care of you.
All right, guys. I distracted the dog and
you guys grabbed the trash. Hey, I saw
that your soda is gone.
Roberto took it. Oh, I'm here to stir up trouble,
dude. Oh, look, I didn't know the driver
also got off to pick us up. First
driver I see getting off to pick me up.
Capi is doing amazing.
I say I take over.
Yes, I drive. I've
been working for 5 hours and it's 7
pesos. We cannot walk
hungry and under the sun. Okay,
guys, so we've parked the
truck for a bit. What will happen now?
now?
Now we're going to go to the tacos.
And how much longer do we have? Are we
halfway there or not yet? There's
almost halfway.
Oh really?
Yes. It's time for breakfast. I
really don't think I can do it after
everything I've seen and experienced.
S. Right now while we're collecting trash,
some potatoes.
No way, we're only a quarter of the way through
this, dude. I have 5 hours of
experience. I can get up here.
Friends, this is the moment when
you subscribe and appreciate that I've already been
standing there for five hours collecting trash and
getting involved in this world of cleaning.
I'm loving breaking that
stereotype because I've already had several
people tell me, "How come you
're serious because I'm a woman?"
Because I guess my clothing is not
appropriate. I'm dressed like I'm going to pilates.
In this video, we're all deconstructing ourselves
because they're not garbage collectors, they're
cleaning workers. Garbage dumps are
where you throw your trash, what do you
think? And whoever says otherwise, come and
let us shoot ourselves. I
was waiting for you to help me
empty a drum.
Yes sir.
No, you empty it now.
Oh no, so that I don't get
desperate. You see. Oh,
he's leaving a little path.
Sorry, it's my first day.
We are still missing a lot.
Why are they laughing?
No way, I thought we were going to break up.
Nobody talks about how tiring it is to
collect garbage. The level of
physical effort required—
carrying heavy loads, running
to avoid being left behind by the truck, all
under a blazing sun—is certainly
something to be acknowledged.
Look at her, dude, all pretty. Can you believe
a woman works in the garbage? Well,
Well,
as a cleaning lady, but not a
house cleaner.
All women can work in
all trades, they deserve it. They are
excellent and are much better than
some men, who are
lazy. Congratulations, miss.
miss.
Thank you. Thank you,
thank you. What do you think about a woman
collecting today?
How cute. That's why I told you, "Oh, how
cute she is now. Very beautiful."
Oh, thank you very much. You too, listen,
it's a pleasure to meet you, but
the truck is getting old. Have a
great time. Bye.
Oh, by throw it to me. Pass it to me. Good day.
Good day.
Why am I being entertained?
Look, he's talking, he's doing
public relations there.
Rep, but remember that I have cars in the
back. No, don't wait for me, I'll run,
ma, I'm working, I'm collecting garbage.
garbage. Yes,
Yes,
I love you.
There are days when work hours can
be from 6 a.m. to
11 p.m., because no one can leave
without covering all the streets and
leaving them impeccably clean.
Imagine having to bend, carry,
lift and throw, walk, sweat for
more than 12 hours without a break. The heat
is really, really hot, friends. So,
let's go. They gave me this tip. They told me
that a little wet cap would be
refreshing. Right now, friends,
we're going to break into a house and rob it. Ah, that
's not true. Sometimes that's how it works
, there's no interaction with anyone,
but they leave you the tip there and then
you just come and get the trash and
take your tip. I'm never
going to give anything to the
cleaning staff again, dude. I'm going to leave you a
fifty-something every day so you can
change your route, guys. I
feel that people who don't give it is
because they have to say, "It's your obligation to
do it." I don't know. I'm already pissed off,
dude. I'm already burned.
If you help him, I'll
help you.
I'm tired, boss. Oh, water.
It's the best day of my life, dude. I
feel like a homeless person in the
desert, dude. Oh, gey, it tastes like
chili to me. I think I'm going to faint.
If I faint, yes I do.
No, they'll leave me there.
Okay, but at least put me in a
little shade. Look, guys, a lady
gave one of my classmates this
knife wrapped in her bag and
tape, precisely so we wouldn't
cut ourselves. I mean, this lady
did a great job because she wanted to throw away this
sharp knife, but to protect us, she
covered it up. But we're seeing that
this knife is still good,
eh, maybe and could fall into
the category of treasures that people
throw away and that one man's trash is
another man's treasure. So, let's save it and
at the end we'll decide which are going to be
those much sought-after treasures in this video.
Also look. Oh, dad,
these boots are gone, so they came at the
right time, bro. Let's see, what if I just
cut off what's left with the knife
and that's it, dude, that way I can get some
new sneakers with the knife.
Give me your sneakers. I think I'm finally
showing the captain that I didn't come to
play, I came to respect and learn from
this honorable vocation that supports
entire families.
How nice, you work. I'll be there in
a little while. We'll arrive in a little while
. Of course.
Oh, friends, here they are.
Oh, man, I'm tired now. Boots
are 5 minutes, really. I'm going to
continue now, but don't mess around, I mean,
we haven't stopped, really. Don't worry, it
's so tiring to do this job.
I really respect all the
people who dedicate themselves to doing this,
because I've been doing it for about 7 hours
now, I mean, I'm
super tired, I'm in pain all over, and they
still have a lot of energy to go on.
A few minutes later.
No way, an iPhone.
Well, the character of an iPhone is
empty. A little iron, dude. Better head.
No, look at some new straps for the
iWatch. This time we want these
gay shirts. They are clean, they are good. It's a
Calvin Clan Luis Vitón gey. A pair of
Christmas socks. I
smell it. No kidding, it smells so clean.
Everything is super clean. And if
none of you want them, then
throw them away too. This is so much
fun, huh? Literally, look at how
they're trying on all the clothes. Look.
Carlitos threw the white one. The white one
was cool. I was going to take it to my
husband, you see. I was going to bring him a
souvenir. Treasure number 100. Hey, I
came for three treasures and now
we're going to leave with more. Look, everyone
has a new shirt now. Let's
see it, let's see it. But what do they say? Ah,
it's everyone's classification, gey, with
their category and their name. It's
a very otaku book.
Oh, look, they do work. Why would they have
thrown them away? It's coming out of you. Come, come.
come. [Music]
[Music]
Remind me not to shake Roberto's hand,
please. Mr. Supervisor, I'm the
new one today. Let's see, let's check if we
're doing it right. What are you
going to see?
Well, someone comes to supervise the progress, the
progress in the area, the route, and to ensure that
the work is actually being done properly.
properly.
How are we doing?
Good. From what I've been monitoring, everything is fine.
fine.
Excellent. It's because I'm coming. You saw
what happened, daddy, these are a Casio, right?
Yes, a very famous baby Casio. We
just found a little watch. Do
you think someone dropped it
while taking out the trash?
Yes, it's mine.
No, it's not yours. You're wearing a watch there
. This goes into our
treasure basket. They told me I had to keep
working while crying. I didn't
take the opportunity to cry while we were eating.
Est was very hungry. I'm having
a love hate relationship with this job. I certainly
wouldn't have made it through this day
without the help of my crew. But let's
see what they think about how I
did today.
Well, you have to look to the sides because
you can get run over. We were very
pleased that you came to work with
us. I noticed you were a little nervous, like
I told you, you have to take it as it comes.
Little by little you adapted and as
you can see, you even came out laughing. You came in
almost crying, but look, you came out happy
and content.
No, well the truth is that for having been
your first time it was fine. There were
people who were waving at me from afar like
, "What's up with the girl?" And they
were like, she must be very
strong, why are they bringing her here? Well, it's
great that you came and
realized that the truth is, it's not easy at all,
that it's a very dignified job, and that
people continue to lend a hand and
respect us so we can continue doing the
work we've been doing until now.
Well yes, you did very well. Thank you
for helping us, for supporting us, so you
can see that our work is not so easy.
Suddenly yes, at the beginning I didn't know
what to do, but I gained confidence and
now it was a little more
lively, it helped us. Thank you for helping us
support us. She got a little tired, so we
sent her to the cabin to cool off a bit
, but she did support us all day, practically
practically
from the beginning. It was a little tense
because, for obvious reasons, none of us
knew each other, and neither did
you. It was tense, very, very tense,
but you started off well with
energy. The best part is that you
literally finished your journey, you
finished dragging your feet, but you
finished. So that's what counts:
finish what you start, don't
leave it half-done. Very excellent work.
You earned your bell. It's going to make me
cry, dude. You're the one who caught the most
dirty tricks. But give me a hug.
Thank you very much, gey. Yeah, I'm gonna cry,
dude. I am genuinely very happy.
I have my first little bell and the last one,
eh, because I don't plan on going back.
What, dude. Every day at
5am, from 5am to 6pm
or later. They say today was
a quiet day for me, dude. I'm about
to cry three times. Please, I think it's
over now, right? Okay, okay, I
can go now. Yeah I know. Before I go I want to
see how much I earned. They gave me 20 pesos. Oh, my
god, dude. I think it is more than I
thought. What is true is the little perfume. Ah,
yes, 20 pesos, 40 pesos and junk. I
calculate it. I think I earned about 80
pesos today. 11 hours 80 pes. Guys, give them
more. Don't be elbows. Don't mess around, take a
trip on the truck. Please give
these people more. This is for you and
Rubén. Oh ok. Yes, they split it,
right? Ah, very good. So,
guys, really, thank you very much.
I am very, very, very grateful that you
allowed me to be with you. I'm
returning the little bell, which I would love to
keep and take home as a
souvenir, but so you can continue
using it. That? That? Well, it's over.
over.
What do you mean it's not? What do you mean no?
How to clean? You have to clean the
truck at the end of the day.
Don't [ __ ] with me. I already thought I was going to leave.
leave.
No, but wait, really. No, there
are already three of them. No, not anymore. Which three? Come on,
come on, come on. They
don't need another hand. Look, Ruben and
I here are doing amazing.
Come on, because if not, they're going to kick
Friends, I am Celgrini. I hope you
really liked this video
because ugh, I liked it, but no,
what do you mean, not? You know what to do,
darlings. Please like,
subscribe, follow me on my
social media, and if you made it to this point
, please tell me what an honorable job
you do, guys. You know it is
. Today you and I discovered it.
I am El Grini. I love you and see you
next time. Bye. Where else do you
clean from? I still see it as dirty. [Music]
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