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Sept. 6, 2022
Forever Sifting: One Woman’s Quest to Rescue the Trash of the Lower East Side
For Vicki Rovere, running the Ludlow Street Free Store is not just a job; “I accept the fact that I am funding my obsession.”
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The case for containerized trash.
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I Went to Trash School
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Clio Chang
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The Church Left on the Curb
A chance trash-day encounter reveals a 170-year institutional history.
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Curbed looks at the curb.
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