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

To Dave Sheffield, the dumpsters of Western New York are like old friends — reliable, generous and still capable of surprising him sometimes. As snow falls on the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga, ...

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

Have you ever seen someone digging for treasure in a dumpster or trash can and thought, “Is that legal?” Turns out, the answer depends on where you live. There is no specific Pennsylvania law that ...