Large metro areas with a high population seem to have little option other than to have the refuse placed on the curbs for fleets of trucks to pick up. That's the situation by me, and presumably in other major metro areas. For more urban settings, I suggest driving around on recycling nights in the more densely populated neighborhoods or developments if they put bins at their driveways. While there's no need to open their bins, there could be some odds and ends that won't fit or are put on the side for the taking.

If you see my last post, yard sales may be a loophole for taking stuff off of people's hands if they may throw them out after. While you're there you could also ask if they have anything extra around they may be tossing out that you could recycle for them.

When I was at the yard sale event in that post, many houses put their unsold stuff out on the curb after the day was done. Others who didn't have a sale, left stray things on their driveways with "free" signs to take... I got a chainsaw and weed whacker for FREE from the driveway of someone purging with no sale.

Do you mean a Steem tag? I don't use other social media outside of Facebook Marketplace to sell things. I appreciate the offer, but your interest and engagement is all I'd ever ask for. Thanks.