I live back to back with an elementary school, which means easy access to dumpsters approx 50ft from our back fence. I couldn't begin to tell the goldmine treasures that have come out of the brown dumpsters and recycling dumpsters.
When I was little we used to find fun school supply stuff and books to play with that the school had discarded.
Also, the people in my neighborhood will use those dumps for large trash, so I have scored a wide range of goods, including cameras, tools, antiques, kid stuff, and furniture. After years of putting it on ebay I have profited thousands (no exaggeration), and most of the books we find can be taken to Half Price Books for a few dollars here and there.
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