Trash-collecting artist rakes in $100K after years of selling cubes of garbage: ‘living character’ of NYC

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Justin Gignac has spent more than two decades collecting trash off the streets of the Big Apple, packaging it in small, clear cubes and selling them for up to $100 a pop. New York City Garbage — not to be confused with the city’s Sanitation Department — is a long-term art project that Gignac says chronicles and captures “an actual piece of the city.” Justin Gignac has been plucking up trash off Big Apple streets for decades. Stephen Yang for NY Post “In New York, we’re famous for our garbage. It’s like a living character of the city. And I think being a bit notorious for being a filthy city really helps,” the artist, 46, told The Post. “The brand of New York City here is a really big one. Instead of shying away from maybe what would be looked down