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From what I undertand, once it is put on the street for trash pick up, or out in a dumpster for trash, than it is not illegal to take it. I have taken things from the curb before...Someone put out about 20 really nice baskets for the trash. They had them sitting next to the can on the ground, so I took them all. Go for it! If you really want to be sure it is not illegal, you can always call your local police station and ask!

We just took something from the curb from the people across the street from us.  It is bar stools.  They are in good shape just need to be recovered and painted.

I dumpster dive my neighbor's trash. Since her trash can actually sits on my property, I don't think it would ever be a problem. LOL! I just pulled out a perfectly good set of crutches; the 2nd pair I've gotten out of her trash. The first pair we kept, the 2nd I donated to the thrift shop.

Oddly enough, people frequently dumpster dive the thrift shop in town. The thrift shop gets SO much stuff, they toss what they have too much off. I've pulled out a brand-new baseball cap that was sitting right on top. I later found out they had "too many baseball caps" so they tossed even the new ones!

I think the laws vary by state. If you are diving in a dumpster on private property, it could be considered trespassing. If you are trash-picking what someone left of the curb, you would have to have incredibly bad luck to get caught; I don't spend more than a few moments.

also if it is at some one's house, and your bold, go up, knock on the door, and say hey, mind if i take that?

Thanks everyone!...Lots of great advice given here!

you have to check with your local authorities about what is legal and what is not. I dive at retail store dumpsters but i got permission from the stores first. good luck

i used to know the trash days for my neighboring streets-

and GOODWILL_ has a sign behind the store that donations dropped off but not checked by an employee aretrash--    dressers, chaise loungers- dishes- clothes etc are all left out there-- they even have  compact dumpster that probly wouldnt get as much use if they lowered there prices-

big lots-- i got an almost complete box of dishes from their dumpster---

and a brand new unused burtsbess lipgloss display with testers from nutrition world-

also -- once i  got a cardboard box of pretty clean fresh grapes from a whole foods dumpster-

all of my diving was a few yrs back- but i am considering starting again-times are hard

and only once was i ever checked and that was bc a guy was yelling at me for looking thru a cabinet at his curb

i said you put it on the side walk- so hush

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o man -- dumpster flashback--

hoffmans chocolates- has the cleanest dumpster around--- paper and chocolate-

once i got 5 lbs of wrapped cherry cordials:)

they make fresh daily so a little always gets thrown out

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my friend and i used to dumpster dive together--- not bad to have a lookout with an extra pair of hands- and a maglite

even the dollar store tosses out accessories

i got an almost perfect mica shell lamp shade once in a pier 1 imprts dumpster

 

WHen in doubt...ask about...

all VERY good advice!!! Thanks everyone!