A waste management team was able to assist a family in retrieving their $25,000 they accidentally threw away.
A granddaughter in Lorain County, Ohio, called a supervisor at Republic Services. She was hysterical because the family was making room and throwing things out of the freezer. One of those was a bag with her grandmother’s money.
“Hey, there’s an envelope with $25,000 in there. Don’t lose that,” the grandmother said. “Grandma, I already lost it. It’s in the garbage,” her granddaughter stated.
Fortunately, the garbage was still on the truck, and the supervisor was able to contact the driver and make a plan.
After dumping the trash out of the truck at a recycling facility, 11 people began to search for the money.
A member of the crew found it and gave it to the family.
“Fast action and incredible teamwork resulted in a happy ending,..” said the manager of the recycling center.
