What a load of rubbish

Every now and again a story emerges about a piece of modern art being dumped in the bin by a cleaner who's mistaken it for rubbish. But what about the opposite - items deliberately and knowingly thrown away by their owners that are then salvaged and collected for display? New York City's Sanitation Department has just such a collection, entitled Treasures In The Trash. It's not often open to members of the public, so Dylan Thuras' pictures might well be as close as you'll get to an extraordinary museum.

(Thanks to Holly for the link.)