New York City has a bizarre program called the "Lost Valuables Search," where residents can wade through muck to find discarded items in mountains of garbage

I lived in NYC for a few years at the end of the 8'0s and so so so much has changed since then. (There wasn't even a Starbucks in Manhattan yet!) But one thing that hasn't changed — garbage. Towering piles of garbage bags, put out at the curb for collection. — Read the rest

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