>City of Berkeley v Eldridge Cleaver ~1988?
>Court ruled that it all belonged to the city, once at the curb! (and that
>Eldridge's recycling business constiuted "theft"!)
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>But common sense says that since the intent was to get rid of it, that any
>disposal is OK.
I know at least in the local towns around here, curbside garbage picking
is ok by law. I know this because I have been stopped on a number of
occasions under the guise of a "suspicious vehicle" (which makes sense...
driving around slowly at 1am shining a flashlight at houses). In every
instance, once I explained what I was doing (and pointed out the load of
stuff I had picked up), the officer sent me on my way... and on a few of
those times, I have even had the officer tell me where they saw something
good.
I can however understand a town suing someone that makes a business out
of taking general refuse from the curb, particularly recycling goods. I
know at least one town around here sells their recycling, so if someone
started driving around filling up their truck with it, you would be
cutting into the town's money.
-chris
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