They put out this shelf and I want it, but I don’t want to seem strange? It would make a nice plant shelf, but it’s not something I can scurry away with, so people would see me while I carried it. Is that a bad thing to do?
EDIT: Never mind. Someone beat me to it. 😭
You can politely ask them about it. Maybe there’s a good reason they threw it out. Maybe it’s infested, or broken.
Next time just go take it. No one will care. They might even help you lol
its very normal to to do this in southeast asia
Homie. I wish you better luck in future recycling adventures. I think you might meet cool like minded people along the way.
People around me put things out early with the expectation and hope someone will come and take it.
My neighborhood has bulk trash pickup monthly. Most of the bulk trash gets put out the week prior to pickup day. The majority of this trash doesn’t make it to the dump! People with trailers come by and pick up anything remotely usable. I like to think they are reusing/upcycling this stuff but I really don’t know. I see this as a huge win because it keeps stuff out of the dump but it does feel very dystopian to see a junk economy like something from Fallout.
I’m in the USA btw. Others have pointed out that some countries have different laws regarding ownership of trash. Don’t get in trouble with law enforcement, get to know your neighbors better! It’s not trash if they give it to you.
You already know the saying about one man’s trash. Just use that if they ask about it.
Where I live, there are people who make a decent amount of cash by grabbing whatever metal they can find out of the trash and taking it to scrapyards. There are a couple of trucks that swing past my house a few times the night before and the day of trash pickup. And myself, I grabbed two bikes by just knocking on the door and asking.
We have scheduled bulk item pickups in pur city. The night before you will usually see at least a couple trucks driving around tossing any scrap metal they find in the bed.
Got a scooter, bike, and eliptical from a neighbor the same way.
I put trash on the curb knowing the kids next door will pick it up and use it. They love to score new stuff, and I love seeing an old bicycle or chair getting new love.
I actually love it when people take things I put by the curb. I would much rather someone get use out of it than have it end up in a landfill.
One persons trash is another persons treasure.
There is a reason why this is a universal saying.
If it’s up for grabs, grab it
Something is wrong with anyone that would look down on you for it
Have you tried calling your neighbor out and asking him? “Hey! Can I take your shelf?”. Takes like three seconds to sort this out.
I’m sorry, I’m not a well adjusted adult, so I need to ask people on the internet (also, someone beat me to it, so they answered that question in real time 😂)
I do that all the time. A thing is a thing, and it can be your thing now. I only try to ask myself two things:
- Do I really need that?
- Is it in a good condition? I have a lot of used stuff at home, so if I took something half-broken, it would look like a dumpster already.
Sidenote: I live in Denmark, where people overconsume, and then get rid of stuff which is still in good condition.
I recently moved to Denmark. A lot of my stuff is from the trash, including a huge old school full wood dinner table, TV, and my stereo system (works as a charm, sounds amazing). I also picked up an amazing old cast iron frying pan.
I make sure to check the big thrash (storeskrald) regularly. Things pop up there that I would never have afforded myself if I had to pay for it.
I think Denmark/Copenhagen is a bit crazy in this regard though.
About the craziness - yes absolutely. In most other places, you use a thing until nobody would use it, or sell it online. And here, people are just: “nah…”
Well, better for us. I also have a shitton of good stuff, including half of my clothes (I’m lucky to have size M, so a lot of stuff fits). Second hand stores look weird now: “Whoa, you need to pay for that?”
I think that it is weird that you ask us and not your neighbour
At least he posted on the right community.
If a neighbor asked me I would be happy it’s not going into a landfill and offer to help carry it. Or I would tell you about the ancient curse it holds, and why no mortal should possess it.
This is what the internet has done to people.
Pointing this out to Redditors gets you downvoted into oblivion.
That is one of the reason why many of us are not on reddit any more. Thanks for reminding us!
what is ‘‘Reddit’’?
It comes from “read”+" it" and means to have already read something
Its also a book so you could say you reddit(reddit) when saying you read it(it reffering to the book reddit)
!/f!<
It comes from “read”+" it" and means to have already read something
That’s funny because it’s almost always recycled stuff
