Trash Talk: The Surprising Upswing in Lost and Found Miracles In recent months, New York City sanitation workers have unearthed several remarkable items from trash, giving hope that kindness can be found among waste.
Last week, they discovered two heirloom rings worth thousands of dollars buried in 20,000 pounds of garbage at a Brooklyn apartment complex.
The recovery was prompted by a frantic call to the Sanitation Department and took only 10 minutes to yield both rings.