FIG 1 A memo retreived from the garbage contains valuable information 26 prepare beforehand for your excursion into the trash of white collar America! Here are the things you should consider includ-ing in your GIRK - Garbaged Information Retrieval Kit: Rubber gloves. Either surgical gloves, or the kind you use while washing dishes. Though most garbage you'll be rummaging through is "clean" (white paper bins for recycling) it's a good idea to wear some sort of thin gloves anyway. You'll also want to wear gloves when you're at home sorting through the bags you lifted.