In this Aug. 8, 2008 file photo a bridal couple exchanges wedding rings during a wedding ceremony in Heidelberg, Germany. (AP Photo/Daniel Roland, File)

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Ring found in dump amid tons of trash

Husband accidentally threw it away

Updated: Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009, 7:55 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009, 7:54 AM EST

Sanitation workers sorted through 10 tons of trash to recover a wedding ring accidentally thrown away by a New Jersey couple.

Bridget Pericolo had placed the ring in a cup that her husband, Angelo, threw out with the garbage before leaving for work. When he realized the mistake, he contacted the town's sanitation supervisor, who suggested coming by the Parsippany dump.

Supervisor Michael Brotons and sanitation workers Edgar Lopez and Joseph McGee dug through the refuse until they found the garbage bag that Angelo Pericolo had thrown away.

The Pericolos recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.

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