Getting to Zero: Treasure in the Trash at the M11 Garage

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Getting to Zero: Treasure in the Trash

Photo by Naomi Castillo

Over the course of more than three decades, DSNY sanitation worker Nelson Molina rescued tens of thousands of objects from the garbage of his upper Manhattan route, creating one of the world’s largest known collections of material reclaimed from the trash.

Now installed in an astonishing “museum” display on the second floor of the M11 garage in East Harlem, the collection serves as a profound commentary on waste and consumption. To see this sprawling collection in person is a visceral experience that challenges our understanding of how we think about and categorize objects as “waste.”

Two tours of the Treasure in the Trash collection will take place as part of Getting to Zero. Please note that, while Nelson Molina will be on-site throughout to answer questions and speak with attendees, tours are self-guided.

Open House New York thanks the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) for making this tour possible.

Registration

Reservations are required as space is limited. $10 OHNY Members / $20 General Admission

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Please note: This tour is not wheelchair accessible.

Getting to Zero is made possible by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts