Is it legal for others to dig through your trash?

[HiTek21]

Last couple of weeks someone's been digging through the trash on Trash day and making a mess. I take my cans out the night before the trash gets picked up and someone comes early in the morning like 4AM or 5AM and digs through it throws stuff around the grass and leaves. I have no problem with it if they just take stuff and don't make a mess because I have to pick up after them and its annoying.

 

[Cyberian]

I would be on the lookout for black helicopters if I were you.

 

[minendo]

Throw some old, rusty razor blades in there. That will teach them.

 

[hawkeye81x]

you sure it isn't raccoons or opossums?

I believe it is still your property until the city/trashmen take it from you; so trash diving is actually illegal.

 

[Tetsuo]

Originally posted by: hawkeye81x
you sure it isn't raccoons or opossums?

 

[MegaloManiaK]

You should watch the burbs.

They start going though the garbage in the truck and someone protests to which the garbage man spouts off some civil regulation stating that trash is public property once it is put at the curb.

While i dont believe everything the TV says, i would assume that the law does in fact say its public property. Otherwise you could through your broken DVD player out, and then sue the city for crushing it in the truck.

Then again, it was a movie.

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: Tetsuo

Originally posted by: hawkeye81x
you sure it isn't raccoons or opossums?

Yea, theyll actually rip everything apart to look for even morsels of food. Make sure you shred all your papers that are important incase it is a person looking trough it.

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: hawkeye81x
you sure it isn't raccoons or opossums?

I believe it is still your property until the city/trashmen take it from you; so trash diving is actually illegal.

I thought that the Supreme Court had ruled that once trash is placed at the curb, you have basically relinquished control of it, and it becomes public domain.

EDIT


http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/shred_supreme_court.html

 

[prvteye2003]

Originally posted by: hawkeye81x
you sure it isn't raccoons or opossums?

I believe it is still your property until the city/trashmen take it from you; so trash diving is actually illegal.

It may depend on where you live but I don't think it's illegal at all. I believe once its set out, it's public domain.

Again, may depend on where you live

 

[rocadelpunk]

public domain.

 

[gtsukada]

you should piss and sh|t all over it, then let them look through it

 

[AndrewR]

While trash is public domain, depending on where it is on your property they could be trespassing.

I think the rusty razor blades idea is a good lesson.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: AndrewR
While trash is public domain, depending on where it is on your property they could be trespassing.

I think the rusty razor blades idea is a good lesson.

I would think that the littering part of it may also be illegal.

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: AndrewR
While trash is public domain, depending on where it is on your property they could be trespassing.

I think the rusty razor blades idea is a good lesson.

If the trash is close to the curb, chances are it is on a city owned right of way.

 

[Miramonti]

putting razorblades in them is ascenine. If its an animals you could kill them, if its a person you could injure them very badly. And if its an ATOT poster who happens to read this, you'll be sued for everything you have and maybe wind up in jail.

 

[Beau]

As soon as you put the can on the curb, it becomes legal domain.

 

[MillionaireNextDoor]

That was prolly some ATHD'er DD'ing.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Cyberian
I would be on the lookout for black helicopters if I were you.

Yup, I hope you arn't doing anything in your house that the police wouldn't want you doing.

 

[LordJezo]

Originally posted by: AndrewR
I think the rusty razor blades idea is a good lesson.

No it isn't.


They will sue you and win if they get injured.

 

[imported_Papi]

Its probably an animal. racoons are famous for making a mess and leaving it to look the the homeless raided yout trash.

 

[imported_Papi]

Originally posted by: LordJezo

Originally posted by: AndrewR
I think the rusty razor blades idea is a good lesson.

No it isn't.


They will sue you and win if they get injured.

I thinks thats about the only thing I've ever seen you say that was actually, almost, wise.

 

[vegetation]

It's public property, but if it's a fairly routine thing, call the cops so they can witness what's happening. They'll at least get cited for littering.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: LordJezo

Originally posted by: AndrewR
I think the rusty razor blades idea is a good lesson.

No it isn't.


They will sue you and win if they get injured.

Damn. Now I'll never be able to get rid of my rusty razor blade stockpile.
:|

 

[Amused]

Never throw out anything you wouldn't want someone else to find. This is why you always use a shredder.

 

[SunnyD]

Completely legal.

One man's trash is another man's treasure.