Throwing your trash in a dumpster you don’t own is stealing! #hottake #renovationproject #renovation

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]Here's a hot take you may or may not agree with. When you throw your trash in someone's dumpster that is not yours, you are stealing. I have to deal with this during every renovation. So, last summer we ended up putting a deer cam on a pole to try to catch these thieves.

[00:00:12]And sure enough, it wasn't long before we were triggered that people were dumping in our dumpster illegally. And what you may not realize is that I have to pay to dump this dumpster by weight, and when people dump their trash that isn't mine, I have to pay more. I ended up putting this sign all around the dumpster to try to curtail these thieves. We did turn our footage over to the police, but I'm not sure if they were ever caught. this building into the cutest little vintage clothing shop called Parfait in Minden, Louisiana.

[00:00:34]When you dump in a dumpster that is not yours, it adds money to the budget of the project. Therefore, you are stealing. I said what I said. Let this be your PSA for today.