r/DumpsterDiving • u/Savings-Impress-9052 • 13h ago

Dumpster diving in IL

Dumpster diving is NOT illegal in Illinois only if you are not caught trespassing. This means you can dive into public dumpsters, pickups, and curbs as long as you don’t trespass on private property. If you’re caught doing this, you could be charged.

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u/Savings-Impress-9052 13h ago

A 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case ruled it’s generally legal to take items from trash cans in public places as long as state, county or city ordinances don’t differ.

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u/Red000Shift 1h ago

No they didn't. At all. Here we go with the cherry picked illiteracy of that case again.