Greatly reduces IDENTITY THEFT - One of the fastest growing theft crimes
in North America
Identity thieves retrieve a high percentage of information from waste containers. This information can be used to RE-PRODUCE: S.I.N., CREDIT CARD, DIRECT DEBIT AND BANK ACCOUNT NUMBERS. Access to one's Life Savings!
January 27, 2004 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Of the many ways to make a living in Vancouver's homeless underworld, Gene has chosen the one he can take the most pride in: binning, or dumpster-diving. Gene searches bins for items he can resell, trade or recycle.
What's left is an eyesore.
July 2004
When staying in campgrounds, the rustling and rattling you hear around the garbage bins is not necessarily the wild life (animals).
More and more dumpster divers are invading Canadian and USA campgrounds.