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Jon Dunn ReportingResidents in Salt Lake City are in the midst of their neighborhood cleanup right now. While they are losing possessions, though, others are picking them up.
"I've been doing this for so many years that it's not really about the money. It's about the treasures. You know, one mans junk in another mans treasure," says one man who calls himself "Jeff."
Jeff rifles through the piles every year, an event the looks forward to. But he says he only looks for the good stuff.
"I like antiques myself. I look for antique bikes and antique furniture," Jeff says.
Jeff says he sees a lot of other people looking through the piles. Many are apparently looking for scrap metal they can sell. The city says they don't arrest scavengers, but the county health department does have an ordinance because looking through garbage is unsafe.
