Looks like they are making curb shopping illegal in Minnesota...

Snatching Your Neighbor’s Recycling In Mpls? That’s Illegal « CBS Minnesota

From reading the story it seems like they're trying to stop people from digging in the recycling bins, which should be considered stealing. I don't know what the law is down here but I'm sure it's similar. If I'm riding around anything I see in a recycling bin stays there.

I find the villages by me enforce the law as they make money off the cardboard, paper etc.. The towns dont.

It initially sounded like they are just trying to stop people from taking items out of the recycling bin. I never take items out of marked recycling bin's when I curb shop. What got me was this part of the article, "Minneapolis is also working on passing tougher penalties for anyone caught with large amounts of scrap metals in their yard. Right now, there is no penalty or fine." What are they considering a large amount?

Probably just finding another way to fine the hard working man..i live in mpls and have never taken items out of the WM cans..sounds like Waste Management wants the rights to everything..greedy bastards..

I keep everything in my garage..(same garage as JacktheScrapper)..i hope they are not guna start fining ppl for leaving a dishwasher on the side of the house...

Hard to earn a bit extra nowadays with big biz n gov chiming in...sometimes I wish I was older than 24...my dad tells many stories of life being better back in the day...too much legislation now..

First of all I think you all have it wrong. The artical is talking about taking items out of recycling bins which belongs to the city or county and is ellegal for anyone to take. The money from those items belongs to the city or county not the company picking them up, they get paid for picking them up. Many cities and towns have laws about what you can have in your yard, this can range from how many cars and condition of those cars to animals and anything that they deem to be an eyesore. Even the EPA has laws about storring certain scrap material on the ground. Even if there is no law about keepping scrap metal in your yard don't keep it in the front yard or it might not be there in the morning.

Whooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, somebody is going to owe some one an apology when this is all done. Even I get what the post is, and why it's illegal. Complain about your taxes going up, then steal their one other source of income.

There is a problem in South Minneapolis. I have had a nice extension ladder grow legs, and a variety of other non-ferrous items go missing, some while we were at home. I do not begrudge a man trying to make a living, but stealing from someone's yard or private property is unacceptable and gives us all a bad reputation. There are a number of grocery cart scrappers who take the alum cans the day before, and while they are technically stealing from the recycling contractor who is charged with alley collection, they are also stealing from the homeowner who took the time and energy to separate everything. Why should they get paid?

I am the scrap processing manager at a large facility and never have to go to the curb, but it sure makes me angry to see the wrong that happens in the alleys. Last week I caught a guy sprawled in the alley taking a tv apart, and didn't want to move out of the way. Wow.

Oh they do, think two guys in a truck driving around drinking coffee, getting paid over 25 and hr plus benifits, plus fuel in the gas truck, in this town nothing last on the curb more then a couple hours,the couple bucks in shred they might picked up before one of us doesnt even pay for the first hour

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