Many Americans searched through trash cans for treasures, and one person found a signed letter from George Bush.
2024-08-07
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[Global Times Comprehensive Report] "Rummaging through trash cans was once an absolutely taboo thing, but it is gradually becoming a trend." According to a report by the British "Guardian" on the 4th, many Americans are now keen on looking for interesting or valuable items in trash cans, and photos and videos of rummaging through trash have also become popular on social networking sites.
In some parts of the United States, dumpster diving is in a legal gray area. It is legal to rummage through public dumpsters, but if the dumpsters are specially marked, located on private property, or the items taken are not abandoned by others but lost, this behavior may be suspected of theft.
Kelly from Texas is a video blogger with about 250,000 followers. She has picked up a lot of daily necessities from trash cans, and even a signed letter from former President George Bush. Janet from New York often finds all kinds of vegetables, canned beans, pasta and other unspoiled food in trash cans on both sides of the street. Anne Marie, a marketing manager in Southern California, drives to rummage through trash cans almost every week and posts photos of newly found items online to share with thousands of people. She said, "rummaging through trash cans is to prevent the world from being drowned in garbage," and the reuse of garbage and second-hand items is no longer a shameful thing.
The report said that many Americans are worried about the rising cost of living and hope to find edible or usable items in the garbage to save daily expenses.
