Dumpster Diving

Yea, it's nice to find something that's worth keeping. There's a great forum on diving that I frequent called Dumpster World. Check it out here: http://dumpsterworld.com/index.php

Yea, if ya haven't done it in awhile, you find ya may have lost your nerve. I dunno if it's the thought of getting yelled at or of someone you know seeing you. I like to cop the attitude that I'm a more responsible person than the jerk who threw away perfectly good stuff. I'm willing to either use it, sell it, or give to charity. Either way, it's recycling, which is a good thing.

Wow! That's very cool of you to donate to a school. I haven't done any hardcore diving since the big Wendy's Airtran thing last year(which was awesome)! I do dive a little for the Coke codes still. And found some chairs and office furniture recently.

Yea, it's too bad more people don't donate their junk to the needy instead of just donating it to the landfills. Kudos to you!

Hehe, cool! Yea, I found out the environmentally "green" Half Price Books chain of stores AREN'T so green after all. Perusing their dumpsters rewarded me with books and CDs!

Laws and ordinances vary from city to city. But if the police come, they usually just question you and then leave. Best stock answer to have ready when they ask you is "I'm just getting some empty boxes." If they inquire further, just tell them you're moving. Avoid locked dumpsters, dumpster areas with video cameras, and places that have lots of No Tresspassing signs. I've rarely run into any trouble. For the most part, you are recycling, which is a good thing. People will tell you not to DD because they think it doesn't fit into our societies way of thinking. As if it's somehow wrong. What's WRONG is all the perfectly good things that are thrown away and then buried in landfills. I think you should give it a try. Start small at first. Just peek in a few dumpsters to see what's there. If you spot something good, then take it. It's not stealing.