> you can't be charged for theft for something someone else threw away. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13037808 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-130378

> you can't be charged for theft for something someone else threw away. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13037808 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13037808 A woman has admitted handling stolen goods after being accused of taking potato waffles, pies, and 100 packets of ham from a bin outside of a Tesco Express in Essex. But if something is thrown away, when is it illegal to take it? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53724620 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53724620 Getting all your cardboard recycled may often seem like a pain, but there is big money to be made from all this so-called "beige gold". And sadly this is attracting criminals around the world. Thieves are making a fortune from stealing used cardboard that's been left out to be recycled, and selling it on. This means that legitimate recycling firms, and the city and other local authorities who take a cut from their sales, are missing out on tens of millions.