Whether you turn your nose up at the act of dumpster diving or applaud the effort to reduce the $48.3 billion in annual food waste across the U.S., the question of its legality surfaces every so often ...

Rising costs of food and gas are having an impact on a Saturday tradition in Columbus: tailgating before Buckeyes games. Nearly four years after the city attorney’s office announced its intention to ...

Dumpster diving can be a thrifty way to save money or keep items from entering the landfill — but is it legal? In 1988, the Supreme Court ruled that police can legally search discarded garbage without ...

There is no statewide law in Ohio that explicitly bans the act of dumpster diving. While generally legal, dumpster diving can lead to citations for criminal trespass or littering. No U.S. state has an ...