Originally Posted by
T-Mar
In my area it's an insurance liability issue that prevents reclaiming items from these sites. It's far too easy to get injured rummaging through these sites. Given the rusty items, even a simple cut could lead to serious problems if your tetanus vaccines are not up to date.
Same here. There's a dump in the San Fransisco area that used to let people rummage for a fee. Some truly amazing things came out of that dump including stashed bags of money found in old dresser draws. Closed now due to liability issues.