This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Lucie Basch knew that people threw away food that was perfectly ...

I read a magazine article that said that thanks to a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, dumpster diving is legal. Does that apply to a landfill? A worker said I should not take something from a dumpster ...

On social media, the scene plays out again and again: People plunging into dumpsters and finding discarded treasures like luxury purses, video games and brand new makeup kits. In recent years, the ...