It 'may' have been scrap/waste/unwanted (by the construction crew)...based on where it was sitting. It'd be kind of dumb to put sometime you want to keep next to the dumpster. I tell my kids and wife all the time..."If it's something you don't want to get rid of...don't set it next to the garbage barrels in the garage." However, it may have been promised to a metal recycling/recovery company or person that was going to pick it up at a later time. (Is the rest of it still there?) Even so...they might not care that you took some. They may just want it off their hands. I agree that returning to ask the construction crew might be the best/honest option.


Dan