Almost certainly. Garbage collection doesn't seem especially alarming to most of us because it's institutionalized, but "rag men" and "garbage pickers" are sti

Almost certainly. Garbage collection doesn't seem especially alarming to most of us because it's institutionalized, but "rag men" and "garbage pickers" are still seen as quite creepy because they're individuals taking possessions we identify with. The decision to throw something away doesn't sever it from our identity, especially with old clothes and personal effects. Of course, the dog effect may be more about theft than identity, because they have no real way to differentiate "taking unwanted objects" from "taking valued objects" - after all, that garbage smelled delicious to them!