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(Created page with "In "developed" countries, people/businesses waste an insanely large amount of perfectly good things. Garbage picking can help save the planet ''and'' give you free stuff. ==Overview== This page is about all forms of garbage picking. Bins can be small or big. "Dumpster diving" doesn't always require jumping ''in'' to the dumpster. ===Impediments=== Some bins can't be accessed, due to being locked<!--TODO: Q: Why do they lock dumpsters, and what can we do to discourage i...") |
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In normal sane countries, garbage is considered public property (because when you throw something out, you automatically declare that you don't want it to be your property anymore). However, there are still a few ''insane'' countries with laws against garbage picking (Germany is one example; I wonder if their anti-garbage-picking laws were left over from N*zi-era "anti-degenerate" laws; in any case, it's time for those laws to be repealed). Also, beware of ''trespassing'' on your way to the garbage bins - this may be a major problem in the USA where trespassing laws are | In normal sane countries, garbage is considered public property (because when you throw something out, you automatically declare that you don't want it to be your property anymore). However, there are still a few ''insane'' countries with laws against garbage picking (Germany is one example; I wonder if their anti-garbage-picking laws were left over from N*zi-era "anti-degenerate" laws; in any case, it's time for those laws to be repealed). Also, beware of ''trespassing'' on your way to the garbage bins - this may be a major problem in the USA where trespassing laws are excessively strict in some states{{en}} and property owners might own guns. | ||
==Things that can be found== | ==Things that can be found== | ||