who is the trash king?

The “Trash King” is an oxymoronic compound. The idea of a trash king - someone that is ruler of a possession otherwise discarded as useless by others, creates this confused curiosity and intrigue. Does this King of Trash know something that I otherwise do not know - and maybe should know? Why is this trash valuable to him, should it be valuable to me? This intrigue is driven further by the attitude and manner in which the Trash King carries himself, which is confident and self-assured. He is liberated from the other worldly burdens by which most are enslaved, and all he needs is his “trash.” To those that feel the weight of the rat race, this is an envious position or attitude. 

Further there is the constant mystery, vagueness, and universal “placeholder-ness” of the concept of trash over which he rules. What is it specifically? It’s assumed that it is not literally trash and that the idea is a metaphor for something very meaningful, but it isn't always immediately clear. Over time, the “trash” continually takes on new identities, and as time progresses, we realize a richer and richer meaning.