One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure: an Inside Look into NYC's Trash Museum
From the outside, the sanitation garage in East Harlem is rather unremarkable, even a bit dingy looking. Yet, hidden behind the rusted, graffiti-laden doors is something truly magical: a secret museum. The second floor, long deemed too weak to house garbage trucks, is home to three decades worth of salvaged trash. Every inch of the cavernous space is covered with artwork, furniture, and toys — all of which were handpicked out of the trash by the city’s sanitation workers. The
