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- Dumpster diving is generally legal in the United States. The United States Supreme Court ruled in California v. Greenwood that there are no privacy or ownership rights for garbage.
- Some local city ordinances ban Dumpster diving. For example, Dumpster diving on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder is punishable with a $1,000 fine.
- Dumpster diving sometimes enables illegal activity. The United States Department of Justice identifies Dumpster diving as a strategy preferred by identify thieves.
- Dumpster diving on private property can result in trespassing or burglary charges. In 2006, two Dumpster divers received a six-month jail sentence after taking food from a grocer's private Dumpster in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
- In 1998, Dumpster diver Willie Fulgear discovered 52 stolen Oscar statuettes in a Los Angeles garbage bin. He received a check for $50,000 and tickets to the Academy Awards as rewards for reporting his findings to the police.
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