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McBride says her hunts are most fruitful during the fall and spring, when people are cleaning out their houses. She knows the schedule of trash pick-up days and on those days, McBride can often be found riding around on her own bicycle, competing with the sanitation workers for her pick of the garbage...
...respect the parents' wishes if they tell the kids not to get dirty or not to fool around with their bike," McBride said. "But I do tell them that I got the parts from the trash so they can tell their parents that is an option of where they can look...
McBride advocates trash picking for people who cannot afford a new lamp or bicycle or for people who, like students, might want to save a few dollars...
...advises potential scavengers to get a schedule of trash pick-up days, to go out early in the morning before sanitation trucks complete their rounds and to just "keep your eyes open...
Having seen people of all economic levels sifting through trash piles with her, McBride says that more and more people seem to be taking advantage of the resource potential of the garbage...