Another Man's Treasure

Hyatt: I looked through the garbage outside of my house every week for one year. This is my story.

(Credits)

Hyatt: In the first week there were a lot of pop cans, some leftover pasta that had obviously gone bad, some Kleenex, an empty bottle of wine, some broken-down boxes, and some other things I didn’t write down.

(Hyatt shows pictures of first week’s garbage)

Hyatt: The second week had a lot of those things too, but it also had a beat-up t-shirt, an empty can of hair spray, some old meat, some bad cottage cheese, and an old puzzle.

(Hyatt shows pictures of second week’s garbage)

Hyatt: The third week I found some toenail clippings, and empty Listerine bottle, some used TV dinner containers, some bad fruit, some papers, torn up mail, and an empty milk carton.

(Hyatt shows pictures of third week’s garbage)

Hyatt: The fourth week there wasn’t a lot of garbage. But as you can see there was still some pop cans and an old painting with a cracked frame

(Hyatt shows pictures of fourth week’s garbage)

Hyatt: The fifth week made up for the light fourth week. There was a lot of garbage. There were some out-of-focus photo’s, a broken dinner plate, used-napkins, more bad meat, some used cleaning product containers, some burned cd’s, torn-up mail, and some cans for pasta. There was also additional garbage I did not feel the need to mention.

(Hyatt shows pictures of fifth week’s garbage)

Hyatt: The sixth week was almost the same as week three. See?

(Hyatt shows pictures of week six’s garbage)

Hyatt: Week seven? Not a lot to talk about here.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week seven’s garbage)

Hyatt: Week eight. The week of empty cans. Pasta sauce cans, more pop cans, an empty can of olives, and four cans of tuna. Lots of cans. There was also used napkins and leftover food.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week eight’s garbage)

Hyatt: Week nine had some cans too, but if you’re a fan of the cans it doesn’t get any better than week eight.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week nine’s garbage)

Hyatt: During week ten they threw away some socks with a hole in them. These socks might have been worn with the shoes that will get thrown away in week 21. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week ten’s garbage)

Hyatt: Week eleven. Not a very interesting week, and there were some problems with my camera so I don’t have any pictures. I think there was a stained towel during this week, but I don’t really remember. Trust me - no big loss to not have the pictures for week eleven.

Hyatt: Week twelve was okay. More coffee grinds than usual during this week. The coffee’s nice because it takes away a lot of the stench of the rotting food. Really, these pictures show a lot, but you don’t really get a sense of the smell. Maybe someday someone will invent a device that records smells.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week twelve’s garbage)

Hyatt: You’ll notice the remains of a roast chicken in week thirteen. Also a McDonald’s bag and a few leftover fries.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week thirteen’s garbage and then drinks some water)

Hyatt: A pizza box for week fourteen. Personally, I love pizza, and I order it more than once every fourteen weeks. You’ll notice in one of the pictures that there is still some cheese stuck to the cardboard. This week also features an empty 2-liter bottle of soda.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week fourteen’s garbage)

Hyatt: Week fifteen. Not my favorite week.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week fifteen’s garbage)

Hyatt: Week sixteen was a garbage extravaganza. Lots of wrapping paper, boxes, and clothes tags. Also, at least two bowls of uneaten spaghetti, and plus some of those Chinese boxes they use for carry-out.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week sixteen’s garbage)

Hyatt: The garbage of week seventeen included was back to basics. You’ll note the now routine torn-up junk mail, the various empty cans of vegetables, the coffee grinds, the leftover food, etc.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week seventeen’s garbage)

Hyatt: The eighteenth week! Not too terribly much here, actually. More of the same.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week eighteen’s garbage)

Hyatt: Week nineteen had a bunch of VHS tapes thrown into the mix. The Hunt For Red October, you’ll notice, is covered in what may be bacon fat.

(Hyatt shows pictures of week nineteen’s garbage)