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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
That seems a particularly cruel and petty interpretation of the law. Difficult enough to feed the starving people of the world without denying them access to food that has been discarded and which no one else wants.
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It's certainly true in UK law that items in your rubbish bin remain your property until the bin is emptied, at which point ownership is transferred to the local council (or their refuse-disposal contractors). People have been prosecuted for taking items from domestic rubbish bins.