No Stupid Questions

I did it this morning

No

If I put something by the road, instead of in the bin, it is because I want someone to take it. Yes take it. If you are unsure, go up and let them know you want it,I can say with absolute confidence, they will say to take it.

Why is that weird? I put things out hoping someone will grab it, so i don’t have to risk the city not taking it.

Why don't you just go ask them?

That's how I got my dining table in my old apartment.

Regular Show clip this post made me think of.

Assuming you aren't a hoarder, and you properly clean it... well, yes, its weird by the modern standards of our consumeristic society, but in actuality no, this is recycling.

Landfills are full of things that, had they not been placed in a landfill, could likely have been repurposed and reused by someone, somewhere.

I happily took an awesome nursing chair from my next door neighbour's curbside...the only awkward part will be putting it to the curb myself one day in the very near future 😂

That's how I got almost all of my furniture:-). Granted, I didn't do it in a "next door neighbor" setting, but rather apartment where it's more acceptable. Oh well now you know:-).

The free pile is always available.

We have a big trash day once a month in my town and I always keep an eye out for something good. Recently I picked up a nice, sturdy, homemade cart with big casters in good condition.

In my neighborhood taking stuff left at the curb is the norm. Sometimes we‘ll leave a sign to clarify something is free. There have been times when I’ve taken something, used it for a while, then put it back out in the curb for someone else to enjoy.

Lmao, not at all. Check it for bugs, but trash is fair game. I live in a college town and there is good furniture out every semester if you like the look of it.

It's technically illegal, but if cops aren't pursuing stolen cars, they damn sure won't care about trash bring stolen.

And, based on your edit, I'm not the only person who agrees.

It may or.may not be weird depending on the situstion, your neighbor's personality, your relationship with your neighbor, etc.

But weird != wrong.

One man's garbage is another man person's good un-garbage.

It's only weird if the person who threw it away makes it weird by getting upset and calling the cops, which is their legal right for some damn reason.

I don't mind people picking through my trash; just as long as they don't make a mess throwing garbage out of the can and leaving it all over the place.

When I lived in a college town, the last week of May was the best time to get used furniture.

College kids everywhere abandoning all kinds of shit on the greenbelt that they had no way of bringing home.

I'm sure there is furniture in my current home that came from some stranger college kid.

If you're sure they don't want it, take it.

If you aren't sure, ask, if if they are there, and if they aren't there, take it and ask later if they wanted it (return it if they did).

There's no shame in re-using good or even repairable stuff: indeed, be proud.

I do that all the time. A thing is a thing, and it can be your thing now. I only try to ask myself two things:

1. Do I really need that?
2. Is it in a good condition? I have a lot of used stuff at home, so if I took something half-broken, it would look like a dumpster already.

Sidenote: I live in Denmark, where people overconsume, and then get rid of stuff which is still in good condition.

This is totally kosher where I am and I've done it before, but if I think I'll be observed I'll ask my neighbor. They've always responded with some variation of "oh of course, I consider it trash" and sometimes explain reasons they're getting rid of it that dissuaded me from taking it that weren't immediately obvious.

It wouldn't be weird, but talk to your neighbour first.