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 ...

In this era of ever-rising prices and not enough disposable income to go around, finding a good deal is everything. While for many this means couponing and waiting on seasonal sales, for example, ...

One beauty lover’s trash is truly another’s treasure. TikTok creator Ella Rose, whose account is dedicated to dumpster diving at all kinds of stores, dug through her local Ulta Beauty dumpster and ...

TikTok has a massive dumpster diving community that share their hauls of discarded items. Creators have found everything from AirPods and LEGO sets to medical supplies and clothing. Some of the top ...

Most states lack specific laws against dumpster diving, though trespassing laws essentially restrict that to public property.

Are you allowed to dig through your neighbor's garbage? Can you check out that Public dumpster? Here's what to know.

Erin and Dave Sheffield of Buffalo, New York, met dumpster diving at the University at Buffalo around 13 years ago. “I was looking through a roll off dumpster that was outside of the building,” Dave ...

Dumpster divers find all kinds of things in the trash. From a full pallet of cold brew coffee to hundreds of metal tins for Yu-Gi-Oh cards, there’s no shortage of cool stuff buried in the heaps of ...

One person’s trash is another person’s holiday treasure. A poverty-stricken mom says she’s resorted to “dumpster diving” to procure Christmas presents for her young son — and has already found $240 ...