I quit my job about 6.5 years ago to resell stuff from thrift stores since there were so many in my city and I did well with it. I went to up to 18-19 stores a day. Unplugged from corporate, I quickly realized all of the recycling on my curbs and started walking at night to rescue stuff to sell. It was all in my immediate neighborhood in grid zones per evening. It started becoming far easier and more fun than the thrift store grind as prices went up and better merchandise started being sent to online auction there, so I dug into the curbs more. There are massive piles of clear plastic bags and paper goods, and black trash bags, and I can exclusively make plenty of income to cover the bills from it. It became an environmental charge for me and I do it for the impact more than anything. I’ve invested the money wisely early in crypto, so it’s truly been trash to treasure. Check back in my blog or google image search my name and recycling for thousands of examples. I keep records of everything I sell, record the weight, and use recycled packaging I save for almost every package. I also sell a lot locally for cash. If you can think of it, I’ve found it. From memory, my record cash sales of free stuff are $3,200 and $2,700 I think. I’ve resold almost 5,000 items I’ve personally flipped or found for free, with the majority being from the curbs. I’ve also given plenty away to friends/family, donated them to thrift stores, or kept things for myself. There is a lot of affluence by me, so these are very good items, and almost always clean and ready to use. If not, I clean, fix, troubleshoot, or part them out for sale or use. I post on this a few times a week, so follow for more.

PS, as I was reading your comment a recycled item sold for $114 online now. You were good luck.