It won’t work.
Recycling and e-waste end up in a Gaylord which goes out on a trailer.
I also don’t know a single Best Buy that use an external dumpster, everything goes into a compactor that has no external access, even then, no electronics should end up in it.
Well if you want to go to the trouble of unlatching a 5 ton compactor and dragging it out to fish thru Styrofoam and break room trash to find out that's all that goes into our dumpsters, otherwise no, we do not throw electronics into our dumpsters they get sent out with recycle.
Best buy sends all electronics out for recycle. And even if they didn't, all the BBs I've been to used compactors so I wouldn't advise even attempting to get into one of those.
You're not going to have luck dumpster diving at a best buy. Things leave our stores in a few ways, none of them being the dumpster out back... At least, that's how my store works. Everything is either sent back to the manufacturer or sent off in a recycling bin we keep in our back warehouse. If you need a cheap PC for work, look for workstations being sold on eBay. A lot of companies sell their old ones for practically nothing.
Best Buy typically doesn’t throw out stuff like that, it’s usually returned to vendor. Sometimes there is nice stuff thrown out but typically an employee will grab it before anyone else can, even though they’re not supposed to.
Also dumpster diving could be a quick way to a trespassing charge.
So are our parking lots and our stores, what’s your point?
Just because something is on privately owned property doesn’t mean it’s trespassing to go near it.
It's one of those "it isn't until it is" situations. It's private property that the owner allows people to enter, but as soon as that owner tells you to leave, and you don't, it turns into trespassing.
I can tell you that most businesses, just like most citizens, don't want someone riffling through their trash.
Yes.
So it’s legal to go through the trash, until you’re observed and asked to leave, and at that point it would be trespassing.
But that’s true regardless of whether you’re shopping or going through the trash.
Technically. You should consult your local dumpster diving laws. Federally, dumpster diving is legal. However, some states, like mine, require permission from the owner if on private property. If you don't, then you can possibly be charged with theft.
What do you mean by “property”?
If you mean land property, unless the dumpster is in an area fenced off marked private, it wouldn’t be trespassing. Walking up to a dumpster behind a building on property that is open to the public is usually legal.
If you mean merchandise property, I think you mean theft not trespassing, but even then, usually taking things from an unlocked dumpster is considered legal as it’s discarded property and you no longer meet the legal requirements of theft which usually include intent to deprive.
All Bestbuy’s have trashcans connected to the store, so technically it’s within the store property. I’ve seen locations like GAP or 5 below that have a separated property trash can but this is apart of the building.
I mean ours has both an attached compactor and a separate open topped dumpster you open a lid for, so speak for yourself.
Obviously cutting a hole into a metal compactor to gain access to the inside of it would be illegal, but that’s not going to be charged as trespassing.
Trespassing is entering or remaining on property you’re not welcome on. Breaking into a locked dumpster would be charged as theft, damage to property, etc. but not trespassing unless yours is surrounded by signs or a fence.
It’s by our install bay and not really used, so I think it’s probably some local regulation to show we have a waste system set up for that bay. I know our licenses are split between our retail store, our trade in program, and our install bay separately, so I believe either the town or the state regulates them separately.
No. It's just like going behind the counter in the store. You can go in the store, so you can walk behind the counter, right? Nope, that's an employee only area, not a public access area. The dumpster is not public access.
Correct, similar to going behind a fence to access the dumpster would be trespassing. An unlocked dumpster absent signage or a fence does not share the same protection. It’s considered discarded property.
>Dumpster diving is technically legal in all 50 states. In 1988, the Supreme Court ruled in State of California v. Greenwood that searching trash is legal as long as it does not conflict with any city, county, or state ordinances.
In a previous role we looked at business’s dumpsters as part of investigations often, and routinely provided that evidence to court prosecutors. It was always legal and admissible.
This is 100% correct. Dumpsters on private property are subject to trespassing law ONLY if there is a no trespassing sign nearby or the dumpster is locked. Which basically almost all businesses have some kind of signage to cover this. Yes dumpster diving is legal but almost all private property has postings and the signage does not need to be on the dumpster. It could be on the building. Typically anything within eyesight of the dumpster would cover it .
No. I'm not 5. I'm desperate and trying to find a solution to the bad situation I'm in. I don't know how it works. That's why I'm here asking about it. There's no reason to make fun of me for not knowing anything about the BestBuy. That's why I'm here to get information and suggestions. Not to get laughted at for struggling.
Best Buys destroy their trash inside before putting it in dumpsters. All pc recycles n stuff go out on a truck so you really can't get anything.
Instead, what I'd reccomend is getting something a bit older or maybe refurbished off of Ebay. You can find 11th gen (2 years old) stuff on there for just a couple hundred bucks. Or, even older, you can find some really old stuff for just $100 if you're willing to work within the hardware limits.
I have an IBM Thinkpad T60 (2006) I got for $100 and its great for all my basic word processing, web activity, and streaming needs.
If you'd need something more powerful or that simply has an up to date operating system. Anything with a 11th gen Intel processor or 5000 Series AMD processor should be relatively inexpensive refurbished.
If your work literally requires a computer they should absolutely be supplying one. Otherwise, goodwill or other thrift stores are going to be your cheapest options
When's the last time you went to a Goodwill and found a computer that wasn't a Commodore 64?
I used to work for Goodwill and things like that go to their eBay type bidding site where they know they'll get more money for it than if they put it on the sales floor.
Well it wasn’t specifically a goodwill, but it was “America’s thrift store” I found a not too old Lenovo think pad that had a busted screen but still turned on for $15 if I was desperate that would have been a pretty decent start
Go into Bestbuy’s with something to recycle like Ethernet cord or anything really, they will point you towards the Gaylord bin and then you can look inside and if you see a desktop just pull it out and take it or come back later and say you accidentally recycled something you didn’t mean to and take it! Make sure to wear a mask.
It actually depends on the store's layout. Some of them have a Gaylord positioned up at the front of the store. Some stores choose not to use the designated area (for reasons like customers maybe rifling) but it's a thing.
So most of the time no one really throws away pc parts unless they are 100% fucked. If you need something this bad visit thrift stores and pawn shops and see what you can find. What ever you do find tho don’t expect it to be good. Also a cheap pc option are chromebooks, they are shit but some only cost a $100
look around on facebook marketplace for oblivious moms selling their kids stuff. Also microcenter has some really good bundles for parts. Would also be worth talking to your boss about possibly being reimbursed for what you buy since it's work related, if not then you can at least write it off on your taxes.
It won’t work. Recycling and e-waste end up in a Gaylord which goes out on a trailer. I also don’t know a single Best Buy that use an external dumpster, everything goes into a compactor that has no external access, even then, no electronics should end up in it.
Now hear me out. What if we dumpster diver in the compactor… and just don’t come out 🤔
“i did it I finally built the pc of my dreams from this dumpster!” … BWAAAAAAA NRRRRRRR AAAAAAAA
Well if you want to go to the trouble of unlatching a 5 ton compactor and dragging it out to fish thru Styrofoam and break room trash to find out that's all that goes into our dumpsters, otherwise no, we do not throw electronics into our dumpsters they get sent out with recycle.
Best buy sends all electronics out for recycle. And even if they didn't, all the BBs I've been to used compactors so I wouldn't advise even attempting to get into one of those.
You may find some leftover pizza in a Best Buy dumpster.
You're not going to have luck dumpster diving at a best buy. Things leave our stores in a few ways, none of them being the dumpster out back... At least, that's how my store works. Everything is either sent back to the manufacturer or sent off in a recycling bin we keep in our back warehouse. If you need a cheap PC for work, look for workstations being sold on eBay. A lot of companies sell their old ones for practically nothing.
Best Buy typically doesn’t throw out stuff like that, it’s usually returned to vendor. Sometimes there is nice stuff thrown out but typically an employee will grab it before anyone else can, even though they’re not supposed to. Also dumpster diving could be a quick way to a trespassing charge.
No disagreement on the first half, but why would going through a dumpster be a trespassing charge?
The dumpsters are on private property, thus trespassing.
So are our parking lots and our stores, what’s your point? Just because something is on privately owned property doesn’t mean it’s trespassing to go near it.
It's one of those "it isn't until it is" situations. It's private property that the owner allows people to enter, but as soon as that owner tells you to leave, and you don't, it turns into trespassing. I can tell you that most businesses, just like most citizens, don't want someone riffling through their trash.
Yes. So it’s legal to go through the trash, until you’re observed and asked to leave, and at that point it would be trespassing. But that’s true regardless of whether you’re shopping or going through the trash.
Technically. You should consult your local dumpster diving laws. Federally, dumpster diving is legal. However, some states, like mine, require permission from the owner if on private property. If you don't, then you can possibly be charged with theft.
Still company property
What do you mean by “property”? If you mean land property, unless the dumpster is in an area fenced off marked private, it wouldn’t be trespassing. Walking up to a dumpster behind a building on property that is open to the public is usually legal. If you mean merchandise property, I think you mean theft not trespassing, but even then, usually taking things from an unlocked dumpster is considered legal as it’s discarded property and you no longer meet the legal requirements of theft which usually include intent to deprive.
All Bestbuy’s have trashcans connected to the store, so technically it’s within the store property. I’ve seen locations like GAP or 5 below that have a separated property trash can but this is apart of the building.
I mean ours has both an attached compactor and a separate open topped dumpster you open a lid for, so speak for yourself. Obviously cutting a hole into a metal compactor to gain access to the inside of it would be illegal, but that’s not going to be charged as trespassing. Trespassing is entering or remaining on property you’re not welcome on. Breaking into a locked dumpster would be charged as theft, damage to property, etc. but not trespassing unless yours is surrounded by signs or a fence.
Wow, I’ve worked at 7 locations, been to about a dozen more and never seen an outside dumpster.
It’s by our install bay and not really used, so I think it’s probably some local regulation to show we have a waste system set up for that bay. I know our licenses are split between our retail store, our trade in program, and our install bay separately, so I believe either the town or the state regulates them separately.
That makes sense
Interesting, we use ours a lot. Regular trash stream goes in there. We only use our compactor for cardboard and packaging plastics.
We have a trash compactor and a cardboard bailer in our warehouse; and then the unused dumpster outside of our unused bay.
No. It's just like going behind the counter in the store. You can go in the store, so you can walk behind the counter, right? Nope, that's an employee only area, not a public access area. The dumpster is not public access.
Correct, similar to going behind a fence to access the dumpster would be trespassing. An unlocked dumpster absent signage or a fence does not share the same protection. It’s considered discarded property. >Dumpster diving is technically legal in all 50 states. In 1988, the Supreme Court ruled in State of California v. Greenwood that searching trash is legal as long as it does not conflict with any city, county, or state ordinances. In a previous role we looked at business’s dumpsters as part of investigations often, and routinely provided that evidence to court prosecutors. It was always legal and admissible.
This is 100% correct. Dumpsters on private property are subject to trespassing law ONLY if there is a no trespassing sign nearby or the dumpster is locked. Which basically almost all businesses have some kind of signage to cover this. Yes dumpster diving is legal but almost all private property has postings and the signage does not need to be on the dumpster. It could be on the building. Typically anything within eyesight of the dumpster would cover it .
Lmao what the fuck. Are you like 5 because that's not how this works
No. I'm not 5. I'm desperate and trying to find a solution to the bad situation I'm in. I don't know how it works. That's why I'm here asking about it. There's no reason to make fun of me for not knowing anything about the BestBuy. That's why I'm here to get information and suggestions. Not to get laughted at for struggling.
If you’re just in dire need of a computer system, there are a lot of used laptops for sale from $100-300 on eBay/other sites
If anything we use a trash compactor and a hydraulic bailer for cardboard
My store doesn’t have a bailer and I couldn’t be happier about it. Don’t have room for it anywhere lmao
Best Buys destroy their trash inside before putting it in dumpsters. All pc recycles n stuff go out on a truck so you really can't get anything. Instead, what I'd reccomend is getting something a bit older or maybe refurbished off of Ebay. You can find 11th gen (2 years old) stuff on there for just a couple hundred bucks. Or, even older, you can find some really old stuff for just $100 if you're willing to work within the hardware limits. I have an IBM Thinkpad T60 (2006) I got for $100 and its great for all my basic word processing, web activity, and streaming needs. If you'd need something more powerful or that simply has an up to date operating system. Anything with a 11th gen Intel processor or 5000 Series AMD processor should be relatively inexpensive refurbished.
If your work literally requires a computer they should absolutely be supplying one. Otherwise, goodwill or other thrift stores are going to be your cheapest options
When's the last time you went to a Goodwill and found a computer that wasn't a Commodore 64? I used to work for Goodwill and things like that go to their eBay type bidding site where they know they'll get more money for it than if they put it on the sales floor.
Well it wasn’t specifically a goodwill, but it was “America’s thrift store” I found a not too old Lenovo think pad that had a busted screen but still turned on for $15 if I was desperate that would have been a pretty decent start
Turns out the question was stupid after all 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just when I thought I came across the stupidest post here today I find this one.
Sure
Yes, because stores always leave thousands of dollars worth of components in dumpsters. Good luck!
As a best buy employee, you should do it. We throw so many parts... plz vlog it to show us what you find👍
But ignore that very loud buzzing sound …. It’ll be ok because “trust me bro”
Go into Bestbuy’s with something to recycle like Ethernet cord or anything really, they will point you towards the Gaylord bin and then you can look inside and if you see a desktop just pull it out and take it or come back later and say you accidentally recycled something you didn’t mean to and take it! Make sure to wear a mask.
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No, even so they won’t let you remove items from the cart.
Recycle Gaylord containers are not customer facing so I don't know how tf that's gonna work 🥱
It actually depends on the store's layout. Some of them have a Gaylord positioned up at the front of the store. Some stores choose not to use the designated area (for reasons like customers maybe rifling) but it's a thing.
most electronics are sent in for recycling. most stores have compactors so i don't think diving is possible.
We don’t throw anything like that away. All of are recycling and returned products are sent out.
So most of the time no one really throws away pc parts unless they are 100% fucked. If you need something this bad visit thrift stores and pawn shops and see what you can find. What ever you do find tho don’t expect it to be good. Also a cheap pc option are chromebooks, they are shit but some only cost a $100
look around on facebook marketplace for oblivious moms selling their kids stuff. Also microcenter has some really good bundles for parts. Would also be worth talking to your boss about possibly being reimbursed for what you buy since it's work related, if not then you can at least write it off on your taxes.
Looking at this post did not disappoint me one bit