I’ve retrieved many items from trash piles and dumpsters in my life.
“I’ve retrieved many items from trash piles and dumpsters in my life.”
Same here. Long ago, I lived near a large university. At the end of spring semester, students would throw away the furnishings of entire apartments: furniture, kitchen items, everything. There was a guy in the neighborhood who made at least part of his living by scavenging the dumpsters and holding periodic yard sales. I still use a few items that I got out of the dumpster in the alley behind my place.