No dumpster diving signs

[scrapdad56]

My main income from scrapping is cans. I pick at least four apartment complexes a day. My beef is one of them was a honey hole. I could pick at least 100,150 a day. Now they put a sign up saying basically no picking.What if I keep doing it, what could they do?

[BroJer]

if you tell a child "do not touch" why would we as adults want to keep going on someones property, when we have been told "do not touch?" I would see if you can get permission, and if the answer is no, look for another honey hole. Good luck and God Bless, BroJer

[KzScrapper]

Trespassing ticket would be my guess. Apartment complex is considered private property.

[freonjoe]

Talk to the complex manager. Also leave a card and offer to haul away any metal left behind by tenants moving out.

[RustyDollars]

Talk to the apartment manager about allowing you to place a professional looking recycling bin (with your business name on it) alongside the dumpsters. Work the recycling/enviromental responsiblility issue. Look professional when you contact him and when you collect from your bin.

Most tenents really want to do the right thing these days, they just don't want to see someone digging through their trash and to be honest I don't blame them.

[EcoSafe]

I have found when a sign like that goes up, they generaly mean they don't want EVERY BODY dumpster diving. that is noT the same as nobody dumpster diving. As mentioned above approach the manager in the appropriate dress and in a business like maner, and explain to him you are a proffesional recycler and will make his life easier. Always provide some benifit to the potential customer, other wise, there is no incentive for him/her to do business.

[hobo finds]

http://www.northernsun.com/Dumpster-...281644%29.html

[DumbD]

They will come over and tell you not to come back.
IF you act intelligent and polite, they might give you a bunch of old metal dish-washers, refrigerators, washing machines,
and dryers.
Which IS EXACTLY what happened to me.

Anyway, as I've stated before, "Tresspassing" is sort of a funny charge since it has to involve "Malicious Intent"...
Other words, if you have a "friend" there , or somebody etc., or an employee driving a golf cart/work van ("the white color work van"") (who just left))
Then it's no "biggie" ...Anyway it's not gonna be like yur sellin creck to support yur grandmas, or stealing.
(To buy 20,000$ spinny rims or such)...
so what I'd tell you is keep on screppin' anyway.
atleast it's work. Tell the cop yur tryin to make a buck is all,
and keep at it. IMO (In my honest opinion)....SH*T Last night I dreamed I was at a job interview for a HUGE steel company,
and they gave us a buffet and all...woke up in a good mood, then realized it was only a dream.
Eff em. You know??? your not really stealling, not selling drugs or anything so who cares???
The "garbage industry" ...HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep on scrappin' bro. (IMO, ...I would)

[hobo finds]

I would do RustyDollars idea! And as stated Keep on scrappin' bro

[hobo finds]

How the hell do you act intelligent and polite?

[DumbD]

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[UserName]

I'm in Columbus also. Malicious intent is not a requirement to fit the criteria for trespassing in the eyes of the law. Private property is private property and deserves the same respect you expect at your own dwelling. I work at an apartment complex. The scrappers that come out and think the only proper dis-assembly tool for a TV is a hammer don't last long. Same things goes for those that show up at 6:00 in the morning and think nothing of banging a hundred aluminum cans off of the asphalt.
I save my water heaters etc; in a garage for two different scrappers that are Quiet, Clean up after themselves, and don't act like it's their God given right to be there.
I'm a parttime scrapper, HVAC and plumbing fixtures primarily, so I've stood on both sides of the fence. A little common courtesy would go a long way towards opening doors, or at the very least maintaining avenues that are open now. Those signs went up for a reason, once again many now pay for the actions of a few.

[scrapdad56]

I, too wwork as a service manager at a apartment complex. I know how to respect the property and the people who lve there.I don't make any noise or leave a mess. In fact I pickup alittle around the dumpster for them just to make them think is not me. I have scrappers come in my complex and I don't say anything to them cause they respect my propety.
I'm just a parttime scapper too. So I will just have to find another place to find my cans.

[UserName]

The bulk of my response wasn't pointed your direction Scrapdad, sorry if you took it that way. Do you do shred also, or just cans?

[happyscraper]

Trespassing is trespassing, you can tell the cop your just trying to make a dollar on your way to jail. It's going to take alot of cans to pay the fine.

[scrapdad56]

No, I do appliances.I will put an ad out for junk appliances pickup. Just started doing tvs,computers and crts.

[kallie18]

In my own personal opinion, the case would be trespassing because you clearly stated that they put a signage with written notes as "do not touch". I guess, proper communication to the people of that apartment complex is really a must after all everything maybe settled in a polite way of communication. In this connection, I remembered in my youth, there was a household in our neighborhood that liked to go dumpster diving on the weekends. “One man’s trash is another man’s prize,” as the family's mother would routinely say. I am ashamed to say we used to call them "gross" when they weren't around. In reality all the town kids liked going to their home, which was peppered with fun playthings culled from their dumpster adventures. Today, in this sluggish economy, it would be tough to judge anybody for embracing a way to save cash that does not hurt others.

Good luck man and best regards.. Kallie

[JSCRAPMETALKING]

Again, I would contact the business owner, and in a professional manner explain the benefits of what you do for the enviroment.

[Bear]

When I was growing up, there was a household in our town that went on dumpster diving adventures every weekend. The mother of the family would often say, “One man’s trash is another man’s prize.” Although we often made fun of them behind their backs, all of us liked playing in their yard, which became a playground of weird toys culled from their weekly excursions. In the economic downturn, it is hard to judge anybody for doing anything that decreases expenditures and doesn't harm another person. [U://personalmoneynetwork.com/moneyblog/2012/07/dumpster-diving/"]Dumpster diving in the economic downturn[/URL] has become so common and nearly trendy. Beyond the economic advantages, some pursue the habit in an attempt to live simpler lives and to reject consumerism. Others still view the habit as environmentally responsible.

who is this felina fella? he's funny! ( link goes to a personal loans site ; )

[mercdrive]

apoaching them professionally is the way to do it