The world of “dumpster diving” can be truly fascinating — and even a bit shocking — for revealing how much unnecessary waste we produce as individuals. But one UK man is currently going viral for exposing just how much retail stores are to blame in all of this after bringing home a very pricey haul of discarded items that he found behind a computer store.
In one clip obtained by Newsflare, a man named Martyn (who wishes to keep his last name private); films himself reaching down into garbage cans and unearthing everything from discarded iPhones to SSD cards to game drives.
With each new find, he gets more and more excited.
“Nice!” he says at one point. “Mega score!”
After finding a motorized children’s police bike, he marvels at how much something like this would cost in a store.
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“Probably about 300 quid,” he guesses. (In US dollars, that is just about $370.)
There are lots of other fun kids’ toys inside the garbage, too — some of which are still in their packaging. During his search, Martyn finds a Robo Alive snake, a Roblox, Nerf gun and even an air hockey table that appears to be in working order. But there are also fun gadgets for adults, like a portable massager and a microwavable heating pad.
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