DUMPSTER DIVING GARBAGE PICKING READ & SEE WHAT IS FOUND HERE UPDATED 2012

[Theakiki]

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got all this last week someone moved and said the rest was trash ,and i could take what i wanted. made over $300 in scrap metals and heres what i kept.

Nice stuff!

 

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my best find was about a year ago. went diving and saw a box that said At&t on it and I went to move it and it was heavy. There was 18 new in the box never used blackberrys. I called ATT and ran all the serial numbers and low and behold not stolen. Sold them all on ebay for around $300 each.

 

[zincmaster]

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my best find was about a year ago. went diving and saw a box that said At&t on it and I went to move it and it was heavy. There was 18 new in the box never used blackberrys. I called ATT and ran all the serial numbers and low and behold not stolen. Sold them all on ebay for around $300 each.

(here's my best finds, found about a month back in the trash.

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

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This is quite an entertaining thread.

I have never done much dumpster diving, but my brother used to pull cardboard boxes out of the dumpster behind Dollar General to ship his eBay stuff in. And no - the boxes didn't stink because there wasn't any rotten foodstuff in there.

I pulled a bunch of porno mags out of the paper recycling trailer at the county landfill one time in my younger days.

 

[DPBOB]

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[bigscoop]

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Just this week, the stainless beach fishing cart, 100qt Igloo cooler, and beach umbrella are all in new condition.

 

[DPBOB]

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Just this week, the stainless beach fishing cart, 100qt Igloo cooler, and beach umbrella are all in new condition.

Cool cart

 

[scaupus]

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Are you kidding? One of the worst things to happen around here was when all the cities and counties here in South Florida went to the "huge bin" one-man truck garbage collection system. Prior to that I typically found hundreds of dollars worth of valuable stuff - machines, computers, books, paintings, lamps, tools, etc - in the trash folks left on the side of the road beside their modest-sized trash cans, which were full of kitchen refuse and papers in plastic bags, and were simply too small to throw lots of things into. But these huge bins can accept computers, sewing machines, almost anything fits in those monsters, in addition to the bagged trash. This really hurt my income. Not to mention that of the garbage can tossers who lost their jobs.

I still find some stuff on the monthly bulk pickup day, but just a dribble by comparison. For one thing, there are a dozen guys in trucks cruising the same streets now on bulk pickup day. Since bulk pickup is on a different day for every neighborhood, they follow the circuit now. Previously, all these guys did not make it out to my area twice a week for regular trash pickups - they had their own trash pickups elsewhere. I often had the pick of the litter (pun intended) many days, and sometimes didn't see a single other picker.

When the powers that be made this change, I'm sure there was no thought given to the "gleaners" who depended on picking up valuable items twice a week.

BTW, have you noticed how people leave nice stuff - particularly china - in discarded moving boxes?

 

[DPBOB]

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Are you kidding? One of the worst things to happen around here was when all the cities and counties here in South Florida went to the "huge bin" one-man truck garbage collection system. Prior to that I typically found hundreds of dollars worth of valuable stuff - machines, computers, books, paintings, lamps, tools, etc - in the trash folks left on the side of the road beside their modest-sized trash cans, which were full of kitchen refuse and papers in plastic bags, and were simply too small to throw lots of things into. But these huge bins can accept computers, sewing machines, almost anything fits in those monsters, in addition to the bagged trash. This really hurt my income. Not to mention that of the garbage can tossers who lost their jobs.

I still find some stuff on the monthly bulk pickup day, but just a dribble by comparison. For one thing, there are a dozen guys in trucks cruising the same streets now on bulk pickup day. Since bulk pickup is on a different day for every neighborhood, they follow the circuit now. Previously, all these guys did not make it out to my area twice a week for regular trash pickups - they had their own trash pickups elsewhere. I often had the pick of the litter (pun intended) many days, and sometimes didn't see a single other picker.

When the powers that be made this change, I'm sure there was no thought given to the "gleaners" who depended on picking up valuable items twice a week.

BTW, have you noticed how people leave nice stuff - particularly china - in discarded moving boxes?

HOW TRUE These big bins SUCK!!!!!!

 

[bigscoop]

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Just think of the big bins as dumpster diving SuperStores!

 

[DPBOB]

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Just think of the big bins as dumpster diving SuperStores!

Go ahead ....Would you stop at every house in a neighbor hood ?
I don't think so.... You must not be a junker !!!!!@

 

[buyitagain]

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Everyone calls me buyitagain because I don't buy new when I can get used...I haunt auctions, estate sales and garage sales. My best deal was at a auction....Everything was sold and the head auctioneer as the guy selling if that was it. He said I have one thing left but don't know who would want it...He reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a three tooth gold plate...I said give you $2.50 for it, he said sold and I smiled all the way home...oh yeah love dumpster diving but thats another story...

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[roswellborn]

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I've missed the Dumpster Diving thread! Who knew it got moved all the way over to "General"...

LOVE seeing (reading) what folks find - anything new lately?

Nan

 

[DPBOB]

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I've missed the Dumpster Diving thread! Who knew it got moved all the way over to "General"...

LOVE seeing (reading) what folks find - anything new lately?

Nan

It got moved a few years ago maybe 3 years

Not doing to much of it lately ........ I'll try to keep on the 1st page though

 

[menotomymaps]

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On trash day I pick up....

* * * BICYCLES * * *

I've made a lot of money fixing up and selling old bikes.
Some are collecible, some are just good riders.

 

[HuntNdig]

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man this thread takes me back! After reading all the great finds it really is crazy what people will throw away. It reminds me of times when i was just a kid, 7-8 years old my mom and her friend would find all kinds of stuff in dumpsters. I never got into or even tried it but they always found something of value. They used to collect all kinds of stuff and then have a garage sale and split the profits. Its pretty much old school Craigslisting. On craigs list, i know folks who collect stuff from the "free" section and the have garage sales. I am not sure of this, but i think it might be illegal to dumpster dive now where i am.

 

[Digging Fool]

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back about 20 years ago, I went to the dumpster up the road with several bags of garbage, and when I got there, I noticed a moped near the dumpster, but nobody around, so I thought it had broken down. I threw the first bag in the dumpster and heard someone make a noise inside. There was a "midget" black guy in there looking for cans, and I threw the bag on him... He was still wearing his helmet. Then he asked me if I would mind if he went through my garbage. "Not at all, help yourself".

 

[nsdq]

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two brand new weed wackers,,, guy said they dont work, got them put gas in and fired rite up still use them that was 6 years ago

 

[{Sentinel}]

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Another terrific place to look for stuff is in Military housing because most of them are only stationed there for 2 years at a time so they throw out TONS of good stuff, especially when going to sea or being stationed over-seas.

 

[nsdq]

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Another terrific place to look for stuff is in Military housing because most of them are only stationed there for 2 years at a time so they throw out TONS of good stuff, especially when going to sea or being stationed over-seas.

yes indeed did dump dive on post for six years at campbell