Gifts from the Garbage Truck: A True Story About the Things We (Don’t) Throw Away
Andrew Larsen, foreword by Nelson Molina
This true story follows Nelson Molina, a sanitation worker in New York City who saved more than 45,000 objects from his garbage truck. The items he kept include toys, musical instruments, and assorted thingamajigs. The book considers the value of things that might otherwise be treated as worthless, including broken objects that can be repaired rather than discarded. Molina’s collection grows from what he finds during his work.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
