Dumpster Diving "LOOK AT IT ALL!"

Howdy, y'all! My name is Mike and I absolutely love scavenging for free stuff, random treasures, lost valuables and other interesting artifacts. I mainly rock the dumpster diving scene but can be found digging through trash curbside as well as scavenging the river bottoms for lost treasures in the summer months. Join me on my epic voyages!
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In a nutshell, I ‘m an avid dumpster diver, scrapper, picker, treasure hunter and underwater connoisseur. I prowl the city streets in search of dumpster loot, curbside treasures & scrap metal as well as scour the river bottoms for lost valuables during the summer months. Be sure to stay subscribed to stay up to date with my latest expeditions, y'all!

[@monicabennett6620]

Dear Mike, I am an elderly lady who loves your channel. When you post on weekends, it brightens my day! I am a retired college and high school science teacher and I just love watching you get into the dumpsters and finding so many interesting things. I don't get out much because I am in a wheelchair, but I feel like I'm right beside you when you dig. I'm telling you this in case you ever start to doubt that your channel is meaningful. I mean more than just being entertaining. For me, it's freedom from my chair and age to feel like I'm doing something exciting. Yes, I live vicariously through you and I really enjoy it. KZbin can suck on the weekends! Much appreciation - monica

[@holleyjomartinez4009]

Well, done, Mike! Maybe a shovel could be carried on your truck for something like this in the future!♥️♥️♥️

[@matthewc6858]

Monica, Thanks for all you did for the future of this great country! Love You!

[@melissarowe4589]

So sweet ❤

[@donlandenberg8126]

So happy to hear I'm not the only one ridding a wheelchair. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. I Feel much the same way.

[@mshinski]

I’d recommend watching locker nuts. It’s storage locker based but he too is very good at bringing you along for the ride.

[@southendal3740]

I can’t believe that people would throw away thousands of dollars worth of inventory. That is just insane. And everyone wonders why companies go belly up.

[@vovavova2189]

😂просто реальная стоимость ваших домов из фанеры,слегка завышена,зарабытывают на вас все,строители банки....

[@Bigdaddyslasher]

I have personally thrown away a million dollars worth of Hastelloy pipe and pipe fittings because Dupont said to do it. We were never told why we were to trash it into the metal roll off boxes. One of their engineers told us that was a bit over a million dollars worth. The scrap company made out like a bandit on that deal. 6 mths later, they bought more Hastelloy pipe and fittings for that project. We guessed what we threw away was not in spec, making it unsafe to use.

[@lindagrove3278]

Looks,like a warehouse clean out just waiting for you one dumpster and Betty White is full

[@janiceconrad5917]

Paydirt! Thanks for saving it from the landfill 😊

[@harryellis8873]

People have paid for that stock they have over estimated what the job needs so it stays in stores and takes up store space and they have a clear out and along came Mike and scooped it up it's being in the right place at the right time some dollars worth of parts for someone make more flea market than scrapping it

[@urieaaron]

As a retired industrial electrician, this one just about broke my heart. So much money thrown away.

[@christianandersen5521]

Yeah a yard slar could have done some.

[@THeiss-O-I-C-U-8-1-2-B-4]

I see that a lot ..I am a retired Residential/Commercial GC in Florida and the construction dumpsters are gold mines for me...and that big roll of EMT would have been sold online and NOT scrapped for steel! And THAT electrician should have his license revoked for all that waste! Thats criminal and he frauded the customer with that much waste!

[@robertbailey8444]

What a waste of perfectly good electrical equipment/supplys

[@robertbailey8444]

It just dawned on me you could have just taken the dumpster and dumped it off at your place if you have one and get electrical contractors in your area to buy what they want and then scrap it all to recycle

[@donmarion8808]

Thats terrible....

[@keithluszczynski3200]

In some states you have to pay taxes on your resealable inventory. It's that time of the year. Some people consider it to be more costly. It's cheaper to throw it away, unfortunately. Thanks for the video.

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

That is crazy, they need to change that for the sake of our planet!

[@ppiechnik]

This is the epitome of the old saying, "Be careful what you wish for."

[@randalltownsend8668]

I want to see the scrap yard run on this one, unbelievable!!

[@sashewagiguere8827]

Same holly cow that was some major s srapping load.

[@sallyshipwreck4315]

me too!!

[@GarlicAngelBand]

190$ for the iron

[@virginiacluck2647]

Someone should be in trouble for throwing away all that stuff

[@gregwelch389]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again “ Mike the Scavenger is the hardest working man on KZbin “

[@neilyb4590]

I was sweating just watching him man’s a grafter no doubt 😂

[@Lilgamer05]

You sir are right

[@LisaCates-j8i]

One of them,I love the S&P man too

[@mikkibosstic5979]

s&p man sucks@@LisaCates-j8i

[@joandorsey2242]

Canadian Treasure Hunter works day and night. I don’t think he ever sleeps.

[@ivantaurua6735]

This is freaking crazy thousands and thousands of dollars worth of metallic merchandise discarded like confetti how can anyone possibly believe that all of these valuable items end up in a dumpster that’s crazy and a very expensive mistake however it’s fortunate that” Mike the Scavenger “is still the seeker of all things metallic and nothing gets lost in the process

[@bossdaddy1919]

Who needs a gym with dumpsters like that!

[@robertk4629]

I could watch this all day... I love dumpster diving... 70 years old here.... LOL

[@mshinski]

You know the getting is good when Mike is quiet.

[@deetanner7153]

BHahaha 😂😂😂

[@mikegammon2583]

As a former commercial electrician you really hit the jackpot on that dumpster! You got thousands of dollars worth of stuff!

[@tiborsuranyi8829]

Csak az a baj hogy ö ezt nem ismerte fel .. leadta az egészet vashulladéknak .. szaros 200 dollárért ..! Kereshetett volna azon a konténeren vagy 3-4000 dollárt ha meghírdetve továbbadja !!!

[@scottuntz4534]

Too bad he scrapped it all for nothing

[@Tom-qx5nl]

@@scottuntz4534 Exactly.....when ten minutes of reboxing and placing an ad would bring just slightly less than retail price for that stuff. I made lots of money from dumpsters because I knew what I had and sold it for a fair price to the right people and didn't just settle for a few pennies on the dollar at some scrap yard.

[@unclemeat7310]

​@@scottuntz4534yeah, I would much rather make $.10 on the dollar and walk away with $500 instead of $100. There's contractors that would jump on buying that stuff as one large lot.

[@todddenio3200]

That he did but as usual he scrapped everything for a little of nothing. You can always count on him to throw away money because he is too impatient to wait a short time to actually sell the things he finds to someone who will actually use them even though he would have made literally 20 times as much as he gets for scrapping it. If he would actually sell the stuff online he would be rich

[@kmattredqueen]

Guess you never thought you would ever have to think about carrying a shovel to scrap for metal?

[@patriciarice15]

Great idea

[@dragonsage6909]

I was thinking the same, a snow shovel and a home depot bucket would have helped.. :)

[@marianewman3248]

That magnet is a real time saver

[@lee-annastone2735]

Wow gives new meaning to one stop shopping in the dumpsters

[@Joe-k3c5j]

That's what I call a one dumpster wonder!

[@badlyniceness2315]

Build yourself a couple transformers( more than meets the eye)

[@debijo5288]

He needs a Scoop

[@kenjohnson5498]

Your wife has to be very proud of how hard you work to bring home the money.

[@uncleKai_SWW]

😂

[@stephenpurcell9268]

Mike is probably the hardest working dumpster diver of all time !!! Another job well done !!!

[@lindabrown2170]

Awesome find. Lots of work but well worth it. Great job.

[@HopeStreetWoodworks]

He probably makes more from KZbin than he does from the scraps

[@neusch67]

I've heard ad rates can be cruel and unpredictable. Up and down for seemingly no reasons@@HopeStreetWoodworks

[@Geardog361]

When you can hit a lick like that on the first dumpster you know it's going to be a good night! 👍

[@virginiacluck2647]

The plastic extenders are 1.48 each at Lowe's

[@lia-liz2012]

​@@virginiacluck2647wow!!

[@Ecw530]

Thank you so much for the total at the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FYI, I’ve seen every episode, glad to see you hit pay dirt! Would love to see the other totals, but I understand it tough to keep it all separated.

[@anitae]

My favorite parts are watching you struggle with the huge pieces. You're a beast!

[@jonniewalker6925]

That’s got to be one of the best dumpsters you have ever jumped in

[@iamgabriel5823]

Mind blown! Thank you for rescuing all that metal from the landfill. I truly can't believe all that stuff is thrown away. I bet you were sore the next day.

[@HeavenCurtis-cn4oy]

He got very quiet towards the end. Yes tired and maybe, speechless at the sheer waste?

[@John.Flower.Productions]

The hole that was dug in order to produce this metal, was much larger than the room that this metal would have taken up in a landfill. The same could be said for every bit of ____________. There is no shortage of hole-space in the ground.

[@fillg]

These kind of dumpsters always amaze me, especially when I have to go out and buy that stuff and see what it costs me I'm guessing some construction company shut down and abandoned all that stuff in a rented space and the landlord had to get rid of it all to get a new tenant

[@becreative2420]

That was my thought too. And the reason all of the boxes are cut open on one side is because they were sitting on a shelf and its easy to just reach in and grab what is needed.

[@John.Flower.Productions]

This company obviously gets those government contracts.

[@barbaratinsley7115]

What kind of money did this load bring in? How long did it take you to get all of that in your truck? I love your your videos. Every day. Thanks

[@DarinKallberg]

Amazing the amount of “waste” you’ve saved from the landfill, and it’s crazy what gets thrown out on a daily basis. Glad you’re able to take all this and make a nice little chunk of change on others garbage.

[@andie267]

It's crazy to think how that would have all gone to landfill...so much waste.Youre doing great work Mike

[@annderrick4418]

Can’t believe that was all headed to the landfill…thank goodness Mike you found all of those things

[@toomanybikes]

You need to find an electrician for that stuff probably get more than .11 cents a pound for it

[@lisamartin-flaven7769]

We never miss a video from here in the uk. We have never seen anyone work so dam hard for money and we take our hats off to you. Keep them coming! 😊

[@nettypets]

Hi Mike , i was so amazed of building items that was in the bumper as it was just a pure waste of money.

[@kennyking6325]

Friends, I have been an electrician for 21 years. The sound of all that hardware soothes me, like a nursery rhyme. Perfect for relaxing to Thank you

[@michelebrown7951]

Hey Mike, Wow you hit the mother load with this one. Companies are so wasteful. Congrats on this one. You sure do work hard. Stay safe. ❤

[@marilynbergemann6927]

Thank you for saving all of this from the landfill.🙂

[@cbmadcow]

It most likely would not have ended up in a landfill. In the states pretty much all trash/dumpsters go to transfer station were metal is removed. Even trash companies need to make money. So they also sort everything to get out anything that is valuable.

[@johnhowe6178]

I am constantly amazed at how much electrical stuff you keep finding. Every time I go to the supply house they are out of stock on everything. Now I know why.

[@iman48]

About halfway through this video you were going strong and I’m dizzy and worn out!! You are the hardest working scavenger on you tube, leave no scrap behind.

[@harrisonnetz2632]

Dude, you are an absolute Beast! I'm never short of amazed at the things you find out there. While you're making content you're also helping keep so much waste out of the landfills which is quite a noble cause. Thanks and keep up the good work man. 💪🏻

[@angiriberdy5094]

40 min of cut footage? This absolutely had to have taken hours. And you kept going through all of it. Props man! 👏👏👏

[@thebadgeofshame3994]

These tedious small parts dumpsters are so much work which make you feel so much better about it when you finally get paid. Nice find Mike!!

[@mariancrist5087]

I think a dustpan would have faster. The magnet is also a good thing to have

[@mariancrist5087]

Remember......work smarter not harder.

[@samanthasimental3788]

It's a mountain of goodness.

[@shqa574]

​​​@@mariancrist5087I was thinking the same thing. A lot of energy was used, scooping up and tossing the handfuls of scrap. My shoulders and arm muscles would be sore afterwards.

[@paulettecampbell1647]

Mike, a lot of people in my area I'm making dragonflies out of fan blades, and are making butterflies out of the round fan blades. They are selling for 40-50 dollars a pair,depending on style and finishing. Some are really beautiful. Just another way to repurpose. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@matthewredmond5183]

Mike, you're a proper hard-core scavenger .

[@frelnc]

This has got to be right up there for one of your most productive dumpsters yet. Wow!! Love your new magnet!

[@davidhelmuth6654]

As a business owner I have to say watching the first part of this, I almost die I little inside. Most if not all of that is new and cost a small fortune. 🤯 Happy for you all the same. Keep hustling out there!!!👍

[@maureenmcgrath8169]

I used to clean for landlords. Businesses fell behind, landlord locked them out, then they’d hire me to empty the place out. I never would have put this in a dumpster tho….

[@momtrips6783]

Mike, this video is wearing me out! Maybe you need a snow-shovel for shoveling the bottom of dumpsters like this out. What a haul!

[@mariancrist5087]

Or a grain shovel. If you mount it on the truck somewhere so you would have it all the time. Great haul!

[@lilyrose3145]

I need a nap after that haul.😂

[@Bikelife9883]

It's really good to see a man making an honest living by working hard and not being afraid to get his hands dirty. All credit to him.

[@carolsims228]

This would be the perfect time for a small break apart square nosed shovel and a couple buckets. Good score Mike.

[@nilakc5802]

That dumpster bottom is so clean😮

[@dr.a006]

Lucky it wasn’t full of dumpster juice!

[@roytravis5036]

Cleanest dumpster for miles ! Love everyone of your videos , Mike the Scavenger is one hard working man

[@tinathompson2877]

Mike, you should give us a tour of your garage. How you store stuff, how you separate stuff, what you keep for personal use and what you keep to scrap. That would be interesting

[@peterkonitzer4410]

If he had a garage he wouldn't throw brand new electrical parts together into scrap metal container

[@tinathompson2877]

But he does have a garage. He showed it on a video when they first bought the house before he had put things in it

[@gilsonsoares-mz2lc]

tempo 28:57 minutos, faltou na caminhonete uma pá e a pegador de grama pra recolher estás peças miúdas de sucata na caçamba de lixo...

[@c.v3590]

This guy is doing a great job making money and I enjoy seeing his video. Continue for more. Thank you

[@christianpolytechnique7404]

I can't believe all the metal and stuff you find in these containers,unbelievable!

[@auntdawn2311]

Wow what a wonderful day spent with Mike and Betty. Y'all made my day.❤❤❤❤

[@thealgonquin5822]

Morning coffee with my favorite scraper.

[@bengone3349]

OMG, what a haul saved from the landfill. I see Betty has new side boards that came in handy for this haul. They look real nice, but I know that is your craftsmanship style.

[@loveu2beatles1]

I'm glad Mike saved this from being wasted.. couldn't they have called local charities who take in this type of inventory..Mike working hard today...and yes you needed a shovel

[@lukelegg9915]

only charity that may take is habitat for humanity, but they dont do industrial so most would be useless

[@oldmanhuppiedos]

A valuable vlog for you Mike. You collected a lot of scrap.

[@SaBoRhbg]

This ought to be a definition of a dream dumpster: not full of crap you have to dig through and full of goodies.

[@thatnthis1042]

So much easier when you can get a full load from one location 🙂

[@wendybirmingham8968]

I’d love to find a dumpster like that! I’d start scrapping that day. Love your videos, fun to watch and educational as well. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@elizabethharbinpsychicmedium]

Holy Cow!!! As I was watching this I thought "You need a shovel!" and sure enough you said it! Love this video and you deserve this kind of haul...stay safe!!!!

[@robertniklas4260]

This was definitely the mother load. What a find. You deserve it with all your hard work. Keep up the good work.

[@MrMattDat]

The stuff you find never ceases to amaze me.

[@jimmiebright2863]

This was great. All that work. Wish more people worked that hard

[@loriwolfe422]

Awesome find Mike! You definitely hit the mother load!

[@wolfparty4234]

Calling out to the pack, it’s time to party!!😂

[@cleoklepzig4595]

OhMike, this will go down as on of your best! I’m impressed by your motivation, perseverance, and strength to load this in a single session! It’s an awesome motivational video, my hat’s off to you. Blessings to you and the family. ❤

[@sallywatton2580]

i bet you are super glad your new magnet arrived x

[@cleughy8736]

One hell of a lick that mike and happy your showing us again what you got for it.

[@wormansnv]

We watch every one of your videos! This was amazing!! Mike and Cindy

[@terrilibke4468]

I see betty white has got new sides...looking real sharp ❤

[@cooperd83]

I'd say you're going to earn your money loading and unloading all that. Great work.

[@mitziklaas6461]

Some of these, some of those, some of them, and more of those. It turned into a mountain of it all. I'm tired just watching you Mikey. Great video 😊❤❤❤

[@candicehopkins2344]

The open top that keeps on giving ! Great score Mike! It looks like someone closed shop !

[@donnajohnson2604]

Mike You could open your own store with all the new stuff you find lol. Awesome as always.

[@vovavova2189]

😂для этого нужны мозги и терпение.....у него нет 😂

[@lauraraines9705]

@@vovavova2189rude much, weirdo?

[@y.lelivelt2619]

Yes,the new magnetic broom was working very hard for you Mike. I bet this is the ultimate scrappers dream to come true.

[@wayneparks6195]

Old BW is going to be down on the overloads with that haul. It’s a lot of work but it looks like a one and done. You saved a lot of gas. Great job Mike

[@ShadowDeathG]

I like how only one dumpster filled his truck this time and there was still so much more

[@erniefoster7116]

You could almost hear Betty going Ahhhhh after all that weight was taken out. Nice work mate saving the planet one dumpster at a time. Keep up the good work from Down Under.

[@dianewilliams1125]

Now I know why contractors charge me so much! They over order and chuck it! 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 Thank you Mike! Scrappity scrap! ❤❤❤

[@w8what575]

Only the big companies would do this…a lot of the companies including my dad would never be so wasteful because it’s money out of their pockets and time and supplies is money for contractors…they charge so much because the regulations and licenses and permits and insurances and bonding that’s required now costs a ton of money in overhead…plus all the equipment they have to have on hand isn’t cheap…a lot of people don’t understand why it’s so much…because they don’t get to see the bs they have to go through in order to do their jobs….the government has caused everything to become so expensive because of Al the regulations and the epa bs etc…it’s like this in every field…dentists charge a ton because of the requirements placed on their help now requiring almost as much education as the dentist gets etc….thank the government for all the excessive costs

[@ronaldsenesi3284]

Congratulations Mike you hit the mother load.

[@rosemarywise5952]

Oh Betty hasn't ever see the likes of that dumpster before!!! Holy smokes!! What a haul!!!

[@BigGilsPC]

Now That's what I call a pot of gold good for you Mike have fun sorting thru it to when you get home to night lol.

[@knight2night826]

Mike thank you for what you are doing to help save the planet,plus make it worth your time

[@wilkechat9186]

WHAT A MAGNIFICANT DUMPSTER!

[@bigpappahemi4263]

I love it when Mike hits a lick!

[@beaker6375]

What happiness Mike! It's like Gold!!! I hope the truck's suspension can take it! One thing your missing, is a shovel!!!

[@randymarsh9935]

He's like a man possessed when he finds a dumpster full of treasure.

[@clxqudx]

Why on earth would all that have been thrown away. Love your channel Mike you’re the best. ✌🏻

[@todd7619]

Even though I've been watching this for years it still blows my mind with how much we just throw away

[@scrapguy6816]

OMG!!! I've never gotten that much stuff out of a hundred dumpsters. You are one fortunate scrapper. Scrap on man!!!

[@joedyer8824]

Mike I just don't believe the amount of waste. Thank God for guys like you, if not it would be going to a land fill 😊

[@lanna7917]

I think you set a record in this one that was insane! 😳What even crazier you moved all of that yourself!! Betty White looks good with the new walls.👍

[@rachelflores9503]

A determined soul. Mike the bionic scavenger !!!

[@ferngagnon7228]

I think instead of doing inventory for the year end books. They took the loss to off set too much profit or they depreciated it out as absolute material. It’s a big win for mike.

[@tatchley3049]

Check out them walls! Betty White got an upgrade. Noice work Mike

[@cameronbrown9080]

Great video today and I bet you they were shocked to see that empty dumpster the next day 😊😊😊

[@scottbormann2765]

What a haul, nice job Mike!

[@savioryeo9492]

Scrap mana from heaven. Go Mike!

[@smcghee1982]

The appropriate reaction is "Omg"!❤

[@shawnlowell4522]

Mike def got his cardio in from that honey pot...well done 🎉props to sweaty betty

[@Jddubber]

Good lord how much money did that company waste, you certainly put the work in there Mike, thats why you are the Scrappin' Captain

[@cheryldarke8324]

Outrageous!! And guess who pays for it in the end? Us...the consumer! Thanks for the rescue Mike.

[@belencantu7200]

Jackpot brother! So happy for you Mik. You deserve to find things like this brother.

[@irmahernandez6016]

Well hello there Mike!!!! I guess you got your new magnet at the right time!!!🤠🤠