The BEST dumpsters are apartment complexes near an army or air force base. ( I know all the good dumpsters...
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Old dressers and coffee tables are the best finds, because they can be repainted, antiqued, or tiled and resold.
Wish I could find a picture of a coffee table we did with stained glass mosaic. A friend and I did it as a gift for her daughter's first apartment and it was a big hit! Only cost was the glue and some bandaids.
Wastefulness, sending usable things to a landfill is just wrong. It makes me smile when i see something sitting by the road with a "free" sign on it.