Dumpster Diving Discussion

[NTXMAMA]

Oh my goodness this is hilarious and I can't wait to do it! Today is Sunday so should I go tomorrow morning or today??? When is the best time for dumpster diving?
Yahoo!

[lisa89]

I sort of got busted tonight. Not by a cop, but an employee of the place where I was in their dumpster.

I was pulling out inserts & this lady came up & asked what I was doing. I said, just pulling the coupons out. Oh, she said, it looked kind of strange. (She was on a break & came out to have a smoke). I told her I figured it was fine to take them since they were in the trash. She said yes but I was on private property. I said well I'm just trying to save a few bucks and she went on to say it was fine, that people will do anything for a buck. I said, well it's usually more than I buck I save! She laughed & said oh I know!

I felt wierd about it but quickly got over it as I gathered up at least 10 inserts!!! What a waste to just throw them out!! (this has been a good spot for me so I'd hate to lose it!!)

[mrsjschultz]

OMG Lisa!!! LOL - I am soooo happy that we have recycling bins throughout our county that aren't on private property. I really don't know if I could have done that. I would have been so embarrassed, LOL. I have a hard enough time pretending I'm not diving when people are dumping their recycling!

[tebar]

OMG - this is great! I'm heading to bed with visions of dumpsters in my head.

I need to think of some good places to dive. I wish my city separated recyclables...

[dede]

There's a grabber at home depot in the home and garden section right now. I think it was about $20 but it's great! Very stable - not like those other ones that break if you look at them wrong.

[EmilyOTR]

Are you just "dumpster diving" at Recycling centers??

I was bummed to find out our city doesn't have a recycling center, the one we use isn't very close...

[StarDustBunnies]

My sister once threw her income tax refund check out with some junk mail. She threw a kid in the dumpster to get that back!

[adomville]

I think I'd have to jump in there mySELF if my income tax return got thrown out! OMG, how horrible!

[momabrown3]

I trash dive every monday morning in the down town area. The paper carriers throw the sunday papers in the trash(33 gallon cans) next to the paper rack.You just have to beat the daily trash truck.Some times I get alot papers ,some times I don't.After I trash dive every monday.I got check the book store to see if he has any of last weeks papers in the recycle bin.Clean little cubby shelf,were they put all the unsold papers.clean but dusty sometimes.

[nanshaw2001]

Same with me....I go to the recycling center early Mon am....just after the paperman discards his unbought for the previous week!