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Brooklyn sanitation workers retrieved heirloom rings from a building trash compactor on August 10, 2026, and returned them to the resident, illustrating the department's practice of returning personal items found during collection.
A Brooklyn resident recovered a grandmother’s diamond and platinum wedding rings after contacting the NYC Department of Sanitation, which retrieved the items from trash per its policy for mistakenly discarded belongings.
A Brooklyn resident recovered her grandmother’s platinum and diamond wedding rings after they were mistakenly discarded, with the New York City Department of Sanitation locating and returning the heirloom from a municipal trash facility.
NYC’s Department of Sanitation is reapplying bright green stickers to cars that stay parked during street‑cleaning times, aiming to discourage violations of alternate‑side parking rules.
