Riffling Through Communal Bins

[cameliaheartfelt]

4 Communal bins shared by flats and houses are put out every week to be collected by the bin men. A neighbour tells me that a local guy goes round riffling through the bins, i assume looking for things to possibly sell. I worry about people's personal documents being found though i hope a shredder is often used but maybe not always. Is it illegal what he is doing?

[mikey4444]

How can stealing rubbish be illegal ?

[Jackdaw33]

Depends on intention; see here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13037808