first time dumpster diving

Check your city and county laws, I'll bet there's a local one.

If yoiu were in Bartlett or Collierville you can hang it up. You can probably get by with it in Frayser or Mid Town.

See if you had done it during the day the cops would be patroling the schools.

I just do it but a dumpster on property has trash owned by the owners and trash company . On public street the trash company would be notified about it. most don't care but it's up to us
#1 don't make a mess
#2 if you get hurt don't sue
#3 be fast about it some times you cant take all at once
#4 don't get hurt
#5 don't hurt a pedestrian
One careless scrapper can change it all and consider some dumpsters are of nation wide companies , so don't mess it up for us cautious DD

Originally Posted by eesakiwi

The 'dumpsters' outside metal workshops here are supplied by the actual scrapmetal dealer. They have their name on it.

As soon as the metal has been placed into the 'skip' its owned by the scrapmetal dealer.
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The 'Waste bins' are owned by a waste manager firm, its waste. We can pick out rubbish from them.
the proper the skip sits on is a factore
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The 'Green bins' are owned by our local council, whats placed in them is owned by the council, its parts of the rubbish bn pickup. We use wheelie bins.

The property it sits on is a factor By me a company Huron a subsidiary of IBM has containers with metal only and mix containers ,I was occasionally hitting the mixed ones but was finally stopped by the security at Huron = In short i was told you are on private property you must leave . It's obvious to me a thief will hit a metal only but given a choice dumpster divers are not wanted and there many logically reasons for it .
I have been so persistent that I am over looked & known for it. But if I go back to Huron petty larceny will be my reward , even I know that its not worth what I can find . some times you have to scratch one off the list and move on.