Maria Carrillo found the medal inside a McDonald's bag, along with discarded hamburger ... It's not every day you find an Olympic gold medal in the trash. But that's what happened to Maria ...

Buyisiwe Gumede, the founder of Back to Life Recycling, with the trash she turns into gold. Photos: Dillon Pillay AT just 17, Buyisiwe Gumede was thinking about survival and making ends meet.