In my country we used to have bi-annual hard rubbish days where people would leave out old unwanted furniture to be collected by local council. When I had littl

In my country we used to have bi-annual hard rubbish days where people would leave out old unwanted furniture to be collected by local council. When I had little money and no car, I could walk around the neighbourhood and drag home slightly damaged furniture, fix it up and furnish my home. Now they've moved to just-in-time collection vouchers, so this perfectly serviceable furniture goes straight into landfill, and poor people don't get the chance to repurpose it. On the positive side, the council pays a small reward for collecting and returning recyclable bottles, which provides the homeless with a chance of a modest legal income and stops some of them from panhandling.