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[deleted] t1_j1nbgjv wrote

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northhiker1 OP t1_j1ncsd1 wrote

I'm no legal expert but I believe that the courts have ruled trash is not protected property unless locked up

I don't do this much, mostly around the holidays when people return a ton of things, but I have never been questioned by the police

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stalence9 t1_j1nlt1l wrote

Pretty much this. If the dumpsters aren’t locked or behind a fence / gate then it’s fair game.

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5nd t1_j1npen4 wrote

Live free or die

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SheeEttin t1_j1no7ez wrote

It depends.

In any case, if caught, you're likely to only get a talking to, not any civil or criminal action. Last time I went dumpster diving I just got a "hey, you can't be in there, get out".

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graderscrapp t1_j1ounst wrote

It’s up to the property owner to set those rules. I guarantee you Tractor Supply would not allow people to trespass in their dumpsters, meaning it is illegal. If you had a dumpster in your yard, would it be legal for a random person you didn’t invite there to take stuff from it? Of course not

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