When I was post grad in the late 1980s,
I had an agency job as driver's mate
on a paper recycling lorry.. [a proper full size lorry..]

Daily picking up full truckloads of unsold papers, magazines, books,
from all around London and outskirts..
To dump off at an East London recycling centre..

Everyday I was 'allowed' pick of the pile to take home to read..
A fair perk of a badly paid hard manual labouring job..