New York seeking permanent home for one man's 'trash museum' Over his three decades as a sanitation worker, Nelson Molina gradually built up what is now known as New York's 'Trash Museum' from items that local residents had thrown out. With everything from statues and paintings to toys and trinkets, the museum is a time capsule of New York life, and the city is now trying to find a permanent home for it. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES.