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I love dumpster diving (in its various forms), and the post.

When my husband and I were visiting Helsinki, we checked out a dumpster that was full of big, beautiful pieces of furniture-grade plywood. You see the stuff all over the place in Scandinavia, but not so much here. We wanted so much to take it home, but of course you can't put a half-sheet of plywood in your luggage!

You do have to be careful about dumpster diving, of you're likely to end up on that "Hoarders" show. It's best to have a semi-detached attitude about the stuff.... Take it home and see if it really works for you, and if it doesn't, gift it to someone else. Or put it out on the curb with a free sign. You can get rid of anything that way.