The surprising answer is whether or not it's illegal to dumpster diving at a construction site
Dumpster diving may conjure up images of homeless people rummaging through trash cans, but the practice is much more common than one might think. Businesses regularly dumpster dive to get rid of old products that can no longer be sold and construction debris that needs to be hauled away after an ongoing job has ended. Dumpster diving was even used on television in the popular show Pawn Stars when a viewer found something worth thousands of dollars while diving at a Las Vegas business dumpster. But can you legally dumpster dive? Are there laws prohibiting it? What is dumpster diving? Dumpster diving is scavenging through the trash. Usually, that of a closed business to find items of value. These items can range from food scraps to actual products, and there are many reasons why someone would go dumpster diving. One reason would be if they are low on money and want something for free, while others may do it simply out of curiosity or because they like the thrill of the hunt.