15 Oct
2012
15 Oct
'12
8:49 p.m.
When you throw
something out, when does ownership of it pass from you?
When you drop it in the trashcan? When you empty the trash into a
dustbin? When the collectors pick up the dustbin's contents? When
it's dumped into landfill (or whatever)? Never?
It probably varies according to location. In the UK, ownership of trash
passes to the local council when you put the trash in a designated bin,
box or bag on the street for collection.