This Garbage Collector Loves His Job but Has a Few Bones to Pick In his memoir, Simon Paré-Poupart recounts the highs and lows of hauling trash for more than 20 years. Simon Paré-Poupart at work.Credit...Patrice Hugo June 8, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET TRASH!: A Garbageman’s Story, by Simon Paré-Poupart There’s an old phrase in need of a comeback: “to dree one’s weird.” It means to endure your fate, but it also means to accept your quirks and oddities.