Some are fond of coin collecting or studying genealogy, while others enjoy rifling through trash bins seeking a prized find, a practice known colloquially as “dumpster diving.” As the saying goes, ...

On social media, the scene plays out again and again: people plunging into dumpsters and finding discarded treasures like luxury purses, video games and brand-new makeup kits. In recent years, the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Many popular social media accounts are filled with stories of “hauls” gleaned from dumpsters behind stores and furniture items picked from neighborhood curbs on trash day.

Rifling through trash paid off big time for one Maryland woman. Jennifer Lleras, 40, of Baltimore, estimates she’s found 2 million dollars worth of items by dumpster diving, including a $500 robot ...

Retailers often throw out returned goods, which amounts to 5 billion pounds of goods each year. And roughly 80 billion pounds of food waste end up in landfills annually, and 9.6 billion pounds of this ...

As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That’s especially true when it comes to dumpster diving, an activity that involves searching through commercial dumpsters and garbage ...

If you're considering scavenging for unused, discarded goods, make sure you know what aspects of dumpster diving are legal or ...

In recent years, dumpster diving has become a trendy activity for those looking to save money and help the environment. Posts using the #dumpsterdiving on TikTok have garnered billions of views on the ...