A woman’s purse that went missing Friday turned up in an unlikely place — a dumpster — after being accidentally thrown away.

What could have been a permanent loss was avoided thanks to a tracking device inside the bag and a team of volunteers from Chaveirim of Central Jersey who were willing to get their hands dirty.

Armed with the tracker’s signal, the volunteers located the dumpster, searched through the trash, and recovered the purse, returning it to its relieved owner.