# Italian woman retrieves €1m winning lottery ticket from trash with collectors' help

A woman in Italy accidentally threw away a lottery ticket worth €1 million. Refuse collectors helped her search through the rubbish and successfully recovered the winning ticket. The story highlights a fortunate outcome thanks to the workers' cooperation.

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## Sources

### World
- [The Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/refuse-collectors-help-italian-woman-recover-binned-lottery-ticket) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:41:25 GMT
- [BBC World](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62qvll0z94o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:33:43 GMT