Once and for all Dumpster Diving

Originally Posted by BurlyGuys

It's very simple. Putting it to the curb is exposed to the public, and is considered abandoned property. This is why cops can search your trash without a warrant.

Putting trash in a container makes it the property of the container owner, and is transfer of ownership, not abandoning of property.

Bet that would stand up in court if cops wanted to search your dumpster instead of curb trash.

in our area the trash containers residential and commercial are provided by the landfill, so if what your saying is true the trash is not public domain