Generally, when we hear about people who make a living by picking up trash, we think that they may not live in a very good environment and that they don’t earn much money from picking up trash. In Texas, a mother loves to search through different trash cans. She originally had a job but found that this hobby of “searching for trash” could bring her up to $1,000 a week. So she quit her job as a waitress and devoted herself to “garbage searching” full-time.
The 32-year-old mother of
Four found skin care products and makeup products worth more than $1,200 during her first garbage search in 2017, and she has been rummaging through the garbage ever since. Now she occasionally brings her family to look for valuable “garbage”, and says this behavior is good for the environment.
Shirley revealed that she would target the trash cans outside boutiques or big brand stores. The types of trash she picked up were Senegal Phone Number List wide-ranging, including bread, brand-name clothes, towels, pillowcases, pet supplies, cosmetics, etc. Some of the things were almost brand new, so she would use second-hand auctions to sell them.
She also said that she recently
Found a brand new coffee machine worth $750 and cosmetics worth several hundred dollars. Now she occasionally takes her husband and children to treasure hunt, and the income from reselling these discarded items can help him raise four children and improve the family’s finances.
In addition to being able to buy what you want at a lower price, purchasing second-hand items can also help protect the environment. As for whether Algeria Phone Number List you can accept that these “treasures” are dug out from the garbage dump by the seller, that is a matter of personal opinion.
