When stores throw away new items, is it legal to dumpster dive in Ohio?

No longer a weird hobby for your eccentric uncle, dumpster diving is suddenly cool. This practice is simply looking through discarded items, typically in a retail dumpster, to find some to use again.

It may just be a new way to upcycle, but is it legal to take things out of the dumpster for your own use?

Dumpster diving on public property is generally legal in Ohio, and you can usually keep what you find.

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