Weirdest thing is happening. A pickup pulls up in front of my house, and some lady gets out to rifle through my recycling/trash bins. There really is no shame any more, is there?
I haven't seen such here, but I'd be the sort to go say hi. I mean, if whatever she's looking for is innocent enough (scrap metal as opposed to bank statements, for example) I'd be happy to just set things aside.
I used to leave on a cul-de-sac where the various scrap scoungers would come through the neighborhood early in the am, and get into fistfights over good treasure. Got to the point where everyone in the neighborhood stopped putting out the recyclable until just before pickup.