Men and women are searching commercial bins for clothes and other usable goods, finding items that might otherwise be discarded and reducing what they need to spend on replacements.
The items mentioned include scooters, shampoo and clothing. The activity involves rummaging through commercial waste containers to recover products that can still be used.
The practice is presented as a way for people to save hundreds of pounds. However, no details are provided about where the searches take place, how often they happen or the number of people involved.
The available account does not include comments from businesses, councils or other organisations. It also gives no further information about the circumstances in which the items are found or what may happen next.