The Coolest Things People Found In The Trash

[@melissawalker3874]

So sad and yet so happy that so many animals were found and given loving homes.

[@jamesmcinnis208]

So

[@lw3269]

What kind of a monster throws away animals?

[@jamesmcinnis208]

@@lw3269 The worst, most despicable kind.

[@melissawalker3874]

@@jamesmcinnis208 Agreed. I truly believe that those that help poor innocent creatures are destined for a special place in the Afterlife. Only a monster would put innocent babies in the trash like that

[@russbilzing5348]

That treadle White sewing machine is exactly like the one my grandmother taught me to sew on when I was six (1959). It is a treasure that will do well in the future while the world collapses around us.

[@BankruptMonkey]

Campus move out day at colleges is a goldmine, especially at private colleges. You can get crazy free stuff that wasn't even put in a trashcan and is still totally clean. I got a freaking oriental rug and good vacuum on move out days at my university.

[@janetelainedeloach6501]

Bless those who find kittens in the garbage cans who rescue them....

[@bettyhouk8727]

Keep this beautiful “old” sewing machine ! Wonderful conversation piece as well as beautiful furniture ! Lucky 🍀 you ! The stories it could tell !

[@marybethsmith6458]

My father, older sister and I all used to dumpster dive and find lots of things then they made it illegal and put locks on most of the dumpsters. Its a sin to be as wasteful as a lot of people are here in America.

[@loriethomas169]

It's a shame that people won't take the time to donate or just give things away instead of throwing in the trash

[@sleazybtd]

Want to hear something worse? My co-worker used to work for a New York State agency a few decades back. They were replacing all their old computers and all the old computers were to be tossed out. They were old models but still usable, so the people in the office wanted to take the computers home for their kids, but taking trash home would require the office to fill out paperwork. Instead of filling out paperwork, it was easier to just rent a dumpster and toss all the computers in there. After getting literally tossed into the dumpster, most weren't salvageable anymore.

[@l.5832]

Not that easy giving things away. I am a female senior and I phoned both a charity and a second hand appliance store to see if they would like a fully functioning washer and dryer. I was renovating and I needed them gone. For free. One wanted to charge ME $200 to pick them up, and another would pick them up if I disconnected them, got them into the elevator and set them out on the curb so they could just toss them in the truck as they drove by. Fortunately me coworkers brother needed some so I happily let him have them for free providing he came and got them which he did. They lasted him several years.

[@lloydthomas2896]

Future historians and archeologists will appreciate what’s been tossed. Assuming there are still people around in 200 years…

[@rainbowgirlism]

At my apartment complex if it’s something someone else might like, the residents put it on the cement ledge in the dumpster area instead of just tossing it. I think that’s so cool. I have both donated and taken.

[@rachelpruitt8420]

How can anyone just throw away tiny, defenseless animals. Those kittens wouldn't survive without their mother or someone to feed and stimulate them to go potty. Like that's straight up your going to burn in hell evil.

[@tanjak72]

It makes me so sad, that people are living in poverty, having to dumbster dive for food. And I am sad for the kittens, thankfull someone found them and rescued them before the garbage truck arrived.

[@enakshiparua836]

One's trash is another's treasure

[@Zlnfgz]

People of the 'developed' countries wasting/throwing away perfectly fine things is just criminal... Food, clothes, medicines.... 🤬🤬

[@teekotrain6845]

It's infuriating. There is no reason for anyone to be hungry except greed and red tape

[@rachelpruitt8420]

I 100% agree. Im from USA and it's absolutely sickening. Like that food could be donated to a food pantry for the hungry but that's to hard. It's easier to just throw it away. Pisses me off to no end.

[@Zlnfgz]

@@rachelpruitt8420 I even read in Buzzfeed once that one of the employees of a store, don't remember which one, was fired for taking the stuff they threw away from the bin... 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@patriciabass9502]

Yes, employees are fired at most companies if they are caught dumpster diving. In some cases, theft charges are filed. I have never been dumpster diving, because I don't want to go to jail. But, I have always found it messed up that good stuff is going to waste while people go without those very things.

[@jimmyrutz1730]

In the US and I believe it's the same in the UK there's so many rules and regulations that restaurants and stores have to go through to donate or give the food to anyone that they won't go through it or deal with it to do it the last 20 25 years that they won't even try anymore and they just throw it away and yes a lot of employees have got in trouble for taking food or other items that were going to be thrown away or were thrown away and got fired nowadays even if you work at the store or company and you take something that was meant to throw it away and they find out you're automatically fired

[@annhans3535]

Love the old sewing machine. My grandma used to have one like that.

[@tracistrength8927]

Mine too! She could sew faster than most electrics

[@terrybeasley5931]

Maybe some of the "good stuff" was thrown away by pissed off partners? (Like the guitar)

[@dmcloren]

And the sax 🎷

[@lizmarin9568]

That was certainly my thoughts as well!

[@Zalee222]

The violin was a beginner one. You can tell because of the tapes. No REAL classical musician would ever treat an instrument with such disrespect. Absolutely sacrilegious.

[@lindareffitt3516]

Years ago 1970 living in Las Vegas, nevada I went to take the trash out .threw mine in and spotted three big cardboard boxes. Saw a green plate and ran home got my bro. In law , got him to get in and hand the boxes up to me got them back home and we had hit the jackpot! All three boxes had every color of Fiesta ware there is and two different size pitchers , and all the serving dishes ! Best find of my diving experiences

[@liwiathan]

So many poor furbabies

[@sigsputnik1]

I can't dumpster dive in my apartment complex. There's some dramatic f%^s here and they'd probably accuse me if stealing.

[@ladyvincenza]

The one about the matching cups and saucers is pretty amazing. Well done!!!!

[@janschild]

I never found anything as cool and useful when I dumpster dived. These are phenomenal finds…

[@susanrobinson910]

This is incredible! If I wasn’t so lazy (and disabled…), I would start dumpster diving tomorrow!! 😳

[@valerieann2751]

Ditto!

[@rochellethundercloud346]

be careful.it could be illegal.plus bugs

[@rjb6327]

This is a trow away society. Especially commercial businesses.

[@jimmyrutz1730]

Commercial businesses couldn't give it away anyway there's so many rules and regulations do they won't even attempt to give it away it's too much trouble they just throw it away

[@cynthiagreske5957]

Thanks for saving all the animals especially your beautiful dog! The black and white cat look like my cat sneaker so that brought a tear to my eye. I love all the stuff that was found, absolutely cool I don’t have that like when I go dumpster diving so you are very lucky! Keep on diving and good luck!

[@nobetter7747]

i found a whole dumpster of living dead girl dolls. personally found them ugly as hell but i made 700$ reselling them. not bad .

[@rondanakamura2655]

To whomever found the sewing machine, yours says "White" brand. I have a much newer White machine and LOVE it. Back in the early 90's I worked in a sewing shop. At that time Singer still made every part for every machine they ever produced. They still may! (I wish more companies were so forward-thinking, but few others have such a dynamic overseas market.) Yes, you should still be able to get belts to run the treadle.

[@tedf1471]

Who does this? People towards the top of the heap in a Society that rewards greed and denigrates those lower down the heap. Self-perpetuating and seemingly getting worse.

[@barbarajobling5665]

I didn’t see the silver cutlery, what happened to that, and the wife, did he find her ?

[@dmcloren]

Maybe they met dumpster diving! 🤭😅

[@mayaugust5777]

I LOVE dumpster diving !!!

[@gamerg1rl761]

Video Title: The Coolest Things People Found in the Trash Thumbnail: *My Wife*

[@rachelpruitt8420]

Right??? I was like I can't wait to hear the story on that one. 😂

[@evathecat9149]

I hope all those kittens got a new home ❤ 🙏

[@lw3269]

Campus move out days are the best! Students from other states or countries can't bring everything with them. Shipping costs more than it's worth. So people just dump things. In grad school, we furnished an almost entire apartment with a desk, chairs, carpets, blinds, that were left behind.

[@idee7896]

This video made me sad. Sad at the state of humanity

[@jimmyrutz1730]

Most of the food shown on here would have been donated somewhere until about the year 2000 then rules and regulations in America for donating food got so complicated and difficult that no one would do it and since then everyone's been throwing it away now almost no stores or restaurants will even attempt to donate anything they just throw it away

[@nobetter7747]

it is a waste but companies/business discourage dumpster diving or even donating none perishable food because they dont want to get sued and dont want people leaving behind a massive mess that can be even more costly to clean and maintain.

[@WinkLinkletter]

@@nobetter7747 Good points, lawsuits and malicious litigation ruin lots of noble ideas. And so do the very people being aided or benefitting. There is a separate half-shift at Value Village thrift near me, because, when they are closed on Mondays, people still leave donations out front and it gets strewn, scattered, broken and pissed on, the store has to pay someone to clean it up before opening on Tuesday morning. I've found that lots of scavengers are real bottom-feeders, with no consideration or gratitude, and can make us "cool find" enthusiasts look bad.

[@sandrasennhauser1776]

0:32 - here in Canada, you pay a deposit on all Tetra packaging, like these juice boxes. So, we bring them into the bottle depot to get our money back.

[@kimberlyrobinson3992]

I can’t believe that haul of produce that someone found towards the end of the video. So many fruits and vegetables and they all looked perfectly fine to me! We have got to develop a better system of food distribution. Fresh fruits and vegetables can be so expensive and there are so many people - kids! - going hungry. I’m glad someone got the use of it. If that were me, I’d be making up jam and pickles like a storm. I couldn’t possibly eat all that much before it went bad.

[@bettyhouk8727]

When a New hospital was built in our community it was a pay or no service hospital ! Our REGIONAL TEACHING HOSPITAL bought the hospital when it went up for sale ! My daughter was working at the “NEW HOSPITAL “ when a”clean out “of unwanted items were given to those employees interested! My daughter “rescued a expensive small office refrigerator! We use it for over flow items like coffee creamer ,milk ,eggs , yogurt And tea ,soda pop ! No beer 🤷‍♀️ has been a real blessing! out of the

[@patriciabarnes6841]

I've been wanting my hubby and son to go dumpster diving. Of course they made up excuses as why not to go. I told them they don't know what they'd find. Do you think they listened to me ? Of course not.

[@thomasgoetz8723]

@Patricia - And do you go by yourself? What were your best findings so far?

[@susanrobinson910]

Are you wanting them to go so you can light the dumpster on fire? 😂 I understand the husband, but the son may be a stretch, lol!

[@396TurboJet]

7:35 -- _Oh, _*_HELL_*_ yes!!_

[@misterguy2569]

...👍, dumpster diving is awesome, you can find some kool stuff sometimes. I can't pass up a dumpster without peeking into it... amazing what some people will toss out. *One man's trash is another man's treasure*... true story..! 💰

[@annw1395]

There's no excuse for throwing away perfectly usable items; donate them. Criminal. And little baby kittens....... roast in *.

[@icarusbinns3156]

At 5:07 …my roommate’s brother threw away her alto saxophone… you in the Denver area?

[@queensrule4450]

The stuff that gets thrown away is ridiculous. However, in many places, dumpster diving is illegal and the law may change from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Sometimes it's just silly stuff like if it is outside the dumpster, it's up for grabs, but if it's inside the dumpster, it's stealing. So know your laws and please be careful because there may be things in the most innocuous of dumpsters that can injure you.

[@cherylmedeiros6287]

For all y'all bringing home pets, make sure to have them checked out by a vet for parasites! Found a kitten under some pallets and brought him home. He had ringworm and my dog caught it. Cost almost $1,000 to get them both parasite free. If you're wondering why so high, first visit was ER and I live in Hawaii.

[@MsBluebot]

Ringworm is an fungal infection and doesn’t involve an actual parasites and the cream isn’t that expensive. do you mean another type of worm like pinworm, tapeworm or some other type?

[@cherylmedeiros6287]

@@MsBluebot the vet said it was ringworm and they had to go for weekly medicine dips.

[@MsBluebot]

@@cherylmedeiros6287 dang ok then

[@mjrussell414]

Where I live in Canada, we have twice yearly large item garbage pick up days and when people start putting their stuff out the week before, others go looking for treasure. Last year my husband found speakers he resold for $1200.

[@ittybittykittymama7582]

My best ever find was a big box full of frozen Black Angus STEAKS! Adding up the prices on the packages, there were nearly three hundred dollars worth of meat in that one box! Did I take them home with me? You'd better believe I did! Gave steaks to every tenant in my small, eight unit building because my freezer was too small to hold them all...we ate like kings for a while! Yum!

[@brendabrooks6731]

I used to dumpster dive back in the good ol days

[@shay77777]

Unbelievable how wasteful people are, but what really kills me is the FOOD. People are literally in poverty starving and perfectly good food that could be donated to feed people and families is just being thrown away. What is wrong with people?

[@roberthesse157]

I got a wooden table and 6 chairs one time, only 2 chairs were broken and I made one chair out of the 2. Had that set in my dining room for years.

[@MrAnanthaP]

8:46. Classic old sewing macine.

[@rubystewart3814]

Some areas made it illegal to dumpster dive because people were bringing the items back to the store for refunds!

[@cliftonmcnalley8469]

Sewing machine probably worth at least $100. Clean it up, get it working, $200.

[@AmIsis777]

I have a treadle machine made by Singer in Scotland last century. Gonna be refurbishing it later on this year all it needs is a little tlc

[@trumbleslum]

WOW!!!!

[@rachelmartin3631]

Poor baby kitties. Mom wasn't anywhere to be found? Did you try a humane trap? Great finds!😸

[@katcharcos-puyo7740]

You know its a sign when you get the chance to dumpster dive!

[@sueforbes2028]

I don't understand the food being thrown away, in Melbourne we have several charities pick up food past prime, donated by supermarkets , the charities prepare boxes of food for people in need. The old treasures will be the belongings of someone who has passed and not valued by the people going through their treasures, might be past their prime also but would be valued by the right someone else.

[@fairygoth-mother7341]

In the US, there are regulations about food. If it's considered "unsellable" then it cannot be donated either. Pre-packaged items past the "sell by" date are usually still fine but must be thrown away. Same goes for foods at places like a bakery or restaurant, or even a caterer: left-over items must be tossed and cannot be donated. It's considered a health risk. The thinking is "better to toss it than to risk making someone ill with a food-borne disease".

[@jimmyrutz1730]

It isn't that can't be donated it's because everything they have to go through because of rules and regulations like you said it's so difficult they won't even try

[@perfesser944]

Who does this? you keep asking. Granted, finding a Les Gibson guitar or $300 headphones is not your everyday dumpster diving find. Most of the times, when you find stuff like that, if you look closely, you will also find the pieces of a broken heart.

[@Foodmuncher99]

Bro did the guy find his wife in the trash? I’m confused help

[@utterlycynthia]

Maybe she was dumpster diving...

[@greecegreece2022]

Well, this would never have happened where I live! No one throws away items in such a condition. Let alone animals.😱

[@daggel011]

In Germany dumpster diving is illegal. If someone press charges, you get arrested for theft.

[@weirdredpanda]

If it's in a dumpster, it should be fair game.

[@daggel011]

@SYM Stores and Supermarktes press charges against people who do dumpster diving for garbaged food, in Germany called "Containern". In their mind is's better to dump unsold food than to "give" it away for free. Sad but law...

[@daggel011]

@@weirdredpanda i confirm, it should, but the sad reallity is that dump still belong to you and If you are an arsehole, you can get them in really big trouble...

[@jimmyrutz1730]

Yes because the rules and regulations are so difficult to attempt to donate it they quit trying years ago and they just throw it away and if they throw it away they don't want anyone to get it

[@dmcloren]

@SYM Just to be mean, is the only reason I can think of!

[@beckybaldwin2764]

Where do people dumpster dive?

[@rachelpruitt8420]

All over. People will go to grocery stores or places like cvs, rite aide, dollar store even pet smart and will find things close to sell date but can still be eaten way pass expiration date. I know of people who pulled bags of water with living fish inside the dumpster behind pet smart. Like how do you throw away a living creature, like the kittens? Also there are people who will drive around nice neighborhoods in on trash night just to see if they get lucky. Usually the dumpsters are right behind the stores. I know Walmart throws out tons of good shit. Meats, cakes, chips, everything but im pretty sure they don't let you take anything from their trash. They rather it go to waste then for someone down on their luck to have a full tummy. So wasteful and wrong.

[@jimmyrutz1730]

Yeah but you can only dumpster dive in some parts of the Midwest and the South in the west and the east and the North if you tried to dumpster dive they will call the cops and have you arrested happens all the time

[@nathanross8409]

"Things found in the trash" Thumbnail: "My Wife"

[@famprima]

Good gods. So shocking.

[@phenkusingh2952]

Only thing I have ever found in dumpster is dump.

[@phina8392]

115, beauty xx

[@jackieraulerson2005]

WTF is wrong with people!!! AnimalsBABIES in the trash?

[@Lifestinks]

They need to check the expiration date on those juices and the m&ms because lots of times it's in the dumpster because it has expired and can't be sold or donated. I never did see the first 2 pictures they showed in the caption so its really just click bait to a bunch of videos that have been circulated before.

[@thepeddler9226]

I eat yogurt with a 3-month passed date and it's still good (it's not even moldy). Cheese, the same. I'm sure the juices would be fine.

[@TabaquiJackal906]

Actually, there is a protocol for that. Food pantries and most shelters have an 'extended expiration date' list that they use, because unopened, shelf-stable foods can be good and used/given away for months and even years after the 'expiration' date. Even some refrigerator things are good for months and months more if they're frozen before the marked date. The only thing we really don't mess around with is baby food - nobody generally will give away/allow baby food that has 'expired' (though it's really fine).

[@thepeddler9226]

@@TabaquiJackal906 Thanks for that info; I'll get one of my brothers to check around when we empty my mother's kitchen.

[@realname2158]

Out of curiosity I was going to try dumpster diving behind big box stores and retail strips but there's so many people doing it now there's usually nothing to score or there's a bunch or people fighting over the stuff so decided it wasn't worth the effort.

[@EDEmma]

The thumbnail should be on r/holdup

[@EDEmma]

3:58 if that's real, they have stumbled upon thousands of dollars. Edit: [minor mistakes]

[@ToyManFlyer1100]

Still waiting on the "My wife" pic....And, what was her name....??.. "Dusty or Ann"???

[@msnina5379]

Just wondering one thing: are those food still good?

[@kraneiathedancingdryad6333]

The reason you'll see so much food / merchandise thrown away is because it gets the company more back in taxes (i e "shrinkage" tax write off). I used to work at a grocery store and they refused to donate anything, preferring to just throw it out. And if they caught you taking it from the dumpster they called the law on you.

[@lailav8252]

N just like that. Ppl dump animals

[@Gaatha100]

hey mirror guy do you see the lady from oculus

[@maiNmusica]

What happened to the "my wife" tweet from the thumbnail?

[@WinkLinkletter]

(2:45) Likely a girl threw away her ex's axe in spite.

[@Iera_Thaumaturgy]

I don’t think you can dumpster dive in my country? if I know I could and where I could I would 1st thing look for animals and after that just look through some cool stuff

[@fujillamaparadise]

Cool, but that's actually illegal

[@Hufflepuff_cookie]

Only in some places.

[@WinkLinkletter]

Also, puppies, kitties and rescued food/recyclable, sad-world virtue signalling should not be included. Any animal that walks up and can walk off is not a garbage find, and the others are not "cool" finds at all. The violin case roulette wheel is cool, the clip with all the old money is cool, the first edition Mary Poppins, totally cool:winging about waste and donating a bunch of dumpster socks, acting like the people who's discarded clothes you're wearing are "the problem" and eating freegan fruit-salad are not.

[@jamesmcinnis208]

You can use the sewing machine to sew things. That's why they call it that.

[@Cat-pz7wj]

If you don't happen to sew, clean it up & just use ti for a lovely side table...or maybe sell it.

[@jamesmcinnis208]

@@Cat-pz7wj or maybe learn.

[@ssansu]

It's a pedal machine. Yes you can sew on it, my grandmother certainly did, but it's inefficient and difficult. Those lovely old machines work better as a table - the machine folds down.

[@jamesmcinnis208]

@@ssansu It's called a treadle and it's efficient and easy.