Diving into treasure. Tiffany Butler, 34, revealed how she earned over $76,000 as a full-time dumpster diver. After each dive session, the Texas mom collects her findings and resells the products ...

They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure — and that couldn’t be more true for 31-year-old Tiffany Butler, AKA Dumpster Diving Mama. The mom of four is an expert at finding valuable ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Turning trash into treasure -- some retailers have been estimated to throw away $50 billion worth of merchandise a year. One Texan is taking their waste to the bank, making big bucks ...

Truly an urban diner, Bill Skinner rummages through an east-end dumpster with the same head-of-the-table pleasantries one might expect at a family dinner. "Would you mind passing that bag over here?" ...

In this era of ever-rising prices and not enough disposable income to go around, finding a good deal is everything. While for many this means couponing and waiting on seasonal sales, for example, ...

Dumpster diving for groceries might sound unconventional, but as grocery prices change the way we shop, it can be a ...

In 1988, the Supreme Court ruled that police can legally search discarded garbage without a search warrant. Though the case ...

And while you wouldn't be totally wrong, you also wouldn't exactly be describing Maximus Thaler. A 24-year-old graduate of Tufts University, Thaler is a semiprofessional dumpster diver with a moral ...