BraveSpeaking: Persuade: Dumpster Dive

Noun the act of going into dumpsters to find discarded items that are still useful or valuable

dumpster diving
I’m going dumpster diving later, care to join me?

Phrase to put something that is no longer useful or wanted in the garbage

throw out
People throw out all sorts of perfectly good items. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure!

Phrase without cost

for free
And if you get hungry we can eat for free! Some dumpsters are filled with day-old food that's perfectly good to eat.

Phrase to watch for something or someone

keep a lookout
But I need you to come with me so you can keep a lookout. What do you say? It won’t smell too bad…