This School's Dumpster was FULL of Classroom & Teaching Supplies! 

I’m a teacher and this dive hits me especially hard. Why in the world would all this be in the dumpster? I’ve seen several things that I’ve had to purchase with my own money for my classroom. And I always save leftover school supplies and carry them over to the following year or years. This waste is unacceptable. I’m so glad you guys are out saving this stuff.

As a teacher this makes me sad! Just take the time to sort thru so you can reuse!! There are always teachers looking for supplies. Also all that sanitizer 😭😭 I had to buy multiple new sanitizers for the end of the year because I ran out! Imagine just throwing them out with no remorse.

There are schools in deprived areas where teachers and kids would be glad of such things. Well done you two for salvaging it.

I am a retired teaching assistant of 25 years,and it sickens me to see what you are pulling out of the trash!! This never happened at my school district. What children did not take home, what teachers did not want, either went to our summer schools or was donated to districts who did not have the resources we did. Thank you, Kelly and Alex, for what you do. God bless.

Oh how well I know about the waste by teachers and students who dump everything at the end of the school year! I would retrieve what I could for use the next school year when my students didn’t have supplies! But it was interesting when colleagues (who wouldn’t mess with items) would run short during the year, would send a student to my classroom to ask if I could share my extras. Those colleagues wouldn’t spend an extra minute when school was out to organize for the next year. They couldn’t be bothered! I’m retired and still disgusted at the waste and lack of caring.

I remember when Alex was shy about being on camera. I love that he gets into diving as much as you do. You are both silly and I love it!!!

I am a teacher at an elementary school, and we have “share tables” where we put stuff we don’t want. It’s fun to go “shopping” and get free stuff that would have been tossed!

I have found literally thousands of dollars worth of school supplies in my local school’s dumpsters, mostly brand new! I try to save what I can and donate to a local organization that is a clearing house for teachers. It is SHAMEFUL! This is how they use our tax dollars!! This happens everywhere! THANK YOU guys for doing your part to divert it from the landfill!

School supplies great for homeschooling and neighborhood after school community centers etc. So glad you saved them. Third world countries would love to have all that we throw away.

I was a custodian for over 6 years and you wouldn’t believe all the good stuff I saw thrown away. It was absolutely crazy!!

What is wrong with these schools? There are summer programs for kids that might be able to use the supplies. Good work!!!!!!

With all the teachers having to use their own money to supplement supplies during the year, one would think the school could create an area (closet or something) where all of this could be stored for use by teachers in the 2022-2023 school year. This waste breaks my heart....for the teachers.....the parents and mostly for the .....STUDENTS! I spy a broom. 🤣 UPDATE: As I'm a dumpster diver since 14, after watching this video and reading the replies below, I'm going to build a "teaching supply box" (similiar to a blessing box). I live near 2 elementary schools and would love to be able to give back. I'm so in awe of teachers. My hero is my great aunt who was a 1st grade teacher (1923 thru 1967 death in classroom - she sent kids outside because she felt weird, then suffered a fatal stroke). My 3rd grade teacher is still my inspiration 59 years later. Sorry for any typos - new keyboard & nails.

As a retired teacher, I appreciate your efforts to save useful items from the dumpster. Many of the things you collected were a variety of "counters"...shapes used to help kids add and subtract by counting objects. Even the bugs can be used as counters. The others can also be used for sorting into shapes, sizes, colors, etc. The books might be useful to homeschool parents. Schools usually have specific texts adopted for use in the district, so the books you found were probably out of date, or may have been replaced. But the books can be useful to kids' summer programs to help keep lessons fresh over the summer. I can assure you that much of the "extras" were bought by teachers out of their own money. Nice work!

This is so sad to me. As a former teacher, I look back and think of all the money I spent on supplies. In Arizona, we could put out a suggested list. So some came with everything and some kids came with nothing and some with a few things. Therefore we had community supplies if they didn’t have their own. I taught elementary. So happy you will donate these to a teacher.

I can't believe how much the schools throw away. That is just crazy and wasteful. A lot of that could be used in the next school year. Thank you for rescuing what you could!

There are various communities that home-school groups of children, that may be able to utilize the school items you and Alex found. Good job, on the cleanup of goodies and the trash. Love the shelf. It was probably made to go in the direction Alex said, but realistically it's your shelf and any way you want to mount it is the way it should go. Nobody is stopping you. It was fun watching this school dumpster site bringing out the kid in Alex. "I'm more of a wooden-block man myself." I know what you mean, Alex. ( :

Love your channel!!! I was a teacher for 20 years, and I thought about writing to you to tell you to check the school dumpsters at the end of the year because teachers are tired and just want to get their rooms cleared. I remember asking my principal if we could have a classroom to put unwanted supplies in at the end of the year so other teachers could browse and take what they need. He didn't want to do that because he was afraid it would just fill up with junk--so lots of really good things were always just tossed. Happy to see you make use of the supplies.

I love how Alex is chilling in the dumpster !

I subbed for my son's third grad teacher on the last day of school. I took out her trash to be nice. Her trash can was so heavy, I dropped it in the dumpster and an 8th grader had to help me get it out. I was disappointed in all the good things they had thrown away. When I'm a teacher, we are going to do things differently! Bless you for rescuing these items!

Retired teacher here. Appalled at the waste. The paper back books that you found are probably consumables which just means they come free every year with textbook adoptions. My grandkids brought their books home for summer enrichment.

Hi Breafkast love you saved all that stuff from the school….. just so you know in the UK if you send any used and not working Markers to Crayola they recycle the plastic etc into new markers and often will send out vouchers to the person who donates…. Just thought that maybe of interest to you xxxx

As for the shelf. Look how or where the dust is. Cause the dust will be on the right side up. Enjoyed this . Teachers should just put boxes just for school supplies in it. That way they can be reused. Thanks for saving all the things.

That's so sweet of you & Alex to be saving all those supplies and other stuff from the landfill! They should make all those teachers donate leftover things or give to kids to bring home.

So sorry for your loss sending you healing prayers and hugs. Pilgrim was your adorable baby and he will be forever missed. We love you guys. Please take care. Xoxo

Bless you for saving all these supplies! I worked in the schools for years and every year this happened. I used to dumpster dive after hours and save so much then the following year I’d donate it during registration and the head office person would give it to students in need. Many families won’t ask for help but students would often show up with no supplies. It really helped many students. It was a small school. I can’t ever bear to think of how much a large school wastes. One year one school threw away working sewing machines Ugg I was so mad. We had just had them fixed and had used them just months earlier. It seemed the only reason was because they wasn’t being currently used. Thanks again.

As much as parents have to spend on supplies this is outrageous! If I were to ever find out my grandchildren’s school did this there would be a serious discussion with the principal. Thank you two for saving these things!

Have you ever considered pulling the truck up to the bin and standing inside the truck bed so you can reach more into the trash bin? Seems like it would work.

What's really appalling is, in my area, teachers complain about having to buy their own supplies, saying they're short on things, and/or asking parents to help with bringing in supplies. Then I see a dumpster you're going through, just one many dumpsters in your area, filled with so many things ! Items that are still usable and can be given away for the following year, or for kids to use during the summer. It's sickens me because we are the most wasteful beings on this planet. It makes me sad for future generations that we are leaving behind such destruction of our earth. Thank you so much for what you do in your corner of the world.

guys you are great couple proud of this love.

I'm a homeschool teacher and this is so frustrating the things that get thrown out. It's honestly sickening, it could still serve a purpose. Thank you for saving what you could.

So sorry about Pilgrim. He was such a sweet boy. I know it was hard. Love you so much.❤

I’m so glad you guys rescued all the school supplies.. What upsets me the most is every year teachers make a list of things for the parents to buy.. List: Crayons 🖍 3pks Markers #2 pencils two pks Index cards Note Books Rulers Bottles of Glue Glue Sticks 3count Kleenex 2-3boxes Hand Sanitizer Wipes This is just some of what my kids and grandkids had to have. My kids are grown but my grandkids aren’t. I’ve seen my daughter spend 30-40.00 just in school supplies.. Too see all this thrown away is just sad..Not everyone has that kind of money to throw away.. Kelli and Alex thank you for all you do, I so appreciate you guys for going out and rescuing all these things. It breaks my heart for the kids that don’t have but have to rely on others to get what they need..You guys are a true Angel here on Earth and a Beautiful Blessing to all of us... I’m sorry for writing so much but when I seen those dumpsters over flowing I seen red...Any way thank you and also thank you for cleaning up that huge mess. That’s one thing I’ve noticed about Alex he’s always cleaning up and I want him to know that I appreciate what he’s doing, not too many would clean all that in the hot boiling 🌞 sun....

Sitting here shaking my head. As a divorced Mom supporting the kids on my income, I would have been thankful for the supplies that they threw away.

Books! Thank you for saving this stuff. All of this stuff can be donated.

It’s wonderful that you found all those useful school supplies. Such a waste to have thrown them out when they can be used elsewhere. Good job.

If those markers are dry, let them sit in water for a bit. Can use that water to paint with. There also great for dying/ colouring eggs.

Nice finds for the kids! Throwing away knowledge and learning tools is shameful. Thank you guys for all your time and efforts!

Every time I watch you two, I’m horrified by the waste. So glad you save things to donate or sell.

I will be honest; i thought from the first part of your vid that you were laughing at the expense of people who have very little. By the end of vid I can see that your hearts are in the right place. I was happy to donate loads of art supplies to my local hospice - found in skip. inspired by you. Thank you, for your insight and encouragement. keep diving, gillian

I'm glad Alex is able to go diving with you. Y'all have so much fun together and I'm sure it makes you more comfortable.

After buying my kids the items on the school list, my son came home from school and told me the teacher took everything. The kids were given what they needed. Kleenex, paper and other stuff was put into the supply closet. A box of kleenex was set on the teacher's desk for students to use. The teacher then handed out paper and whatever else, as needed. When I asked Why, I was told " because some kids don't have anything" I truly wish that someone would have guts enough to speak to stores that toss stuff as garbage, let them know that paper, glue, crayons, anything like that would be appreciated. My sister-in-law is a janitor at a elementary school. They have a table set up in the school for anyone to take whatever is on it. She got us quite a few kitchen supplies. Including a hand mixer. Such a shame to just discard everything and then have to buy brand new next time. Take care 🙂❤

Teachers are the ones who threw it all away! But I'm sure daycare workers would love to have it. You guys are awesome

So sorry to hear that, I just found out another person lost her dog. She is a friend of a you tuber called Dumpster diving Mom of two, her best friend just lost her dog to Cancer. I’m so sorry to hear pilgrim is not here. My heart going’s out to you two. Sending a hug

Absolutely shocking what gets dumped for no reason. Surely they could've been donated to needy schools. Great haul. Hugs to Pilgrim. From South Africa

As a retired 1st grade teacher, I can relate to the waste in the schools. Unfortunately teachers are told to dump “out of adoption” materials all the time. As far as the consumable items, depending on the teacher and/or school it’s a shame what gets thrown out. When I retired my class of kids went home the last few weeks of school with lots of good stuff!

You sure could bless some home school families or day cares with all of those supplies.

Any youth projects that you know will be pleased any art groups what a good thing you found the dumpster

Thanks for saving all this stuff.

You are absolutely right on every point‼️ It is so disheartening and disturbing to realize what is going to the landfills. You are both so inspirational to us all👍

Thank goodness for people like you both. It’s so important to save al this stuff and pass it along. Keep up the good work.👍🏻👍🏻

Im so very sad about the loss of Pilgrim. My heart is still hurting for you all. I'm so sorry you lost him.

Again, We are so sorry about Pilgrim. I’ve been there and it’s so hard. Hang in there. One day the pain will start to ease & happy memories will start to flood on in. Come back on when you all are ready!❤️

That set of laminated papers are flashcards and other things that were laminated but never even cut out to use! Crazy! Your haul looks like the faculty room at my school at the end of the year. I always love grabbing from those piles for the next year! Unfortunately a lot of books like the ones you found are thrown out when a new curriculum is adopted. There just isn't room to keep it all. It's a shame more can't be donated, though.

You should be given recognition by your city for Environmental Protection. Great Job recovering supplies.

School supply haul!!! HOLY COW the amount of baskets and storage items.....

You two are a lot of fun! I am so glad you both rescue so much! It still astounds me just how much waste is needlessly generated.

Oh my gosh great video today ! Alex straight chilling putting a dumpster roach in his face !!! Hes to funny ! Love your response of say good by he cant come anymore !!!! So funny !!! I love when you both dive together !!! So much waste ! Saved today !!! I loved the shelf you guys saved too have no idea which way it goes but I think either way itll look so cool! Thanks for taking us along with you two today ! Very much appreciated it!!!

so sorry about your loss Kelly and Alex. RIP Pilgrim he knew you guys loved him. He will never be forgotten.

Just let the teacher watch the video! So they can see what you have. easy peasy!

school supplies will be in demand this fall due to supply chain issues

What an amazing amount of waste! Good job guys. You are truly saving the planet!

Parents and students who homeschool could use these supplies so much! The waste is sad and disgusting! Thank you for your efforts. 💞🙏😢💞

Thank you for sharing your Dumpter Diving video and Save stuff from Landfill. Need more people go around Rescue stuff. To Donate. Sell. Keep. Reuse. Give second chance. We love what you Do. Awesome score. We can't wait watch more Video. Have a Amazing Day.

That must be a wealthy area that they can afford to dump all these high priced goods!! Infuriating to see….😡 I live in Canada and my daughter is at College, she needed some notebooks, binders, and paper from Staples. She came out of the store a bit later with 2 bags(not even full all the way!) and we paid was $90CAD for the above mentioned items. Who is throwing this stuff out I wonder?🤷🏻‍♀️ The students or the teachers? Who is funding these supplies? So many questions….🫢🤔 Thank you for “rescuing” all these valuable school supplies! God Bless and good luck on your next adventure.🙏🏼🍀👋🏼🇨🇦

kELLY Your a SWEET YOUNG WOMAN WITH A BEAUTIFUL SMILE. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OTHERS!

Here in the UK teachers have to buy the majority of supplies out of their own money as the school budget just isn't enough. Crazy that we can't ensure our children have the tools to learn yet we can put people in prison through college courses etc. Or MPs get paid to sign their name in the attendance book in the house of Lords but don't have to stay around to contribute or listen to what's been proposed. Madness...utter madness. Well done for all the hard work you do. It'll serve those children and others well.x

I have been teaching for over 20 years. Over those years I have easily spent thousands of dollars on supplies for my room (folders, notebooks, books for my library, work books…). I also buy pencils which I have personally observed students breaking and leaving them on the floor. These same student will then ask for a pencil for the next class. Some of those books might be outdated. That being said, they could have been donated to new teachers or maybe ESL or SPED teachers (I am a special education teacher so I use whatever will help my students). Just because something is old or “outdated,” it still has value. I cannot even tell you how many books that are no longer in use there are stored in book rooms and closets. They just sit there because no one knows what to do with them. This happens whenever someone thinks they found a new and improved curriculum and much of what is being used now is online. What you found in the dumpsters was wasteful and it just seemed like the stuff was thrown away because it was easier to do that than sort it and/or donate. Not all teachers are like that.

Kelly&Alex ,Hi the two of you are a perfect match the two you was cracking me up your awesome! The blue cards is a leaning game I used to be a Teacher Aid years ago! The Wood shelf the rigged points down .thank you For keeping things out of the landfills

My goodness! I can't believe how much you found once again! You will make some good money! Way to go Kelly and Alex!!! 😀😀😀

I am stopping by to tell you how sorry I was to hear that Pilgrim passed away. May all of your many memories serve to comfort you. ❤🐾🐾❤🐾🐾❤🐾🐾❤

what an awesome find, but its kinda odd that teachers always complain about not having supplies and here you 2 are finding tons of stuff teachers & children can use the following year,. Y'all are a blessing from heaven

Alex is so funny. 🤪 reclining in the dumpster. Also it makes me upset that schools thro away so much usable stuff. It could have been held onto till next year.

Another source for good diving is senior residences. A friend of mine recently moved into one. These are federally funded apts for independent seniors. Not assisted living or nursing homes. Anyway, when a resident moves out or dies any personal belongings/furnishings left behind go to the dumpster. I scored a beautiful floor lamp. You guys might want to look into it as a lot of really good stuff is going to the landfill.

How could a school throw this away....disgusting! And some many unused items. Good for you guys ❤

Love how Lord Alex sits atop the dumpster surveying his kingdom! 😆😆 Where's Pilgrim? ❤

It amazes me what you and Alex found in that dumpster, such a waste.Thanks for sharing, stay safe out there.

A good place to dinate school supplies is to boys and girls clubs, or home school parents. Great dives as usual.

What great finds you found.. another good day for you!

Don't forget about the parents that Home School. They might love to have some of these things. Great video!

Thank you for taking all of that out of the landfill ☺

Good for you cleaning up a lot of the mess at those school dumpsters. It would be neat if you found a first year teacher who needed to start a class from scratch to give these supplies to. In order to figure out which direction the shelf should hang look at which side has the most dust on it. The side with the most dust goes up.

im proud so of. you to save all things in school especially those for kids ,all materials you saving are important here in phillippines,so many kids needs that here

wow that is a bunch of supplies. glad you rescued them

I live in England and I am just out of hospital following a stroke. Great to catch up with you both dumpster diving

Don’t know why teachers don’t give some of these supplies to the kids. Or let them grab what they want. Just saying. I think teachers ask kids to bring to much also. Or donate.

My county has a store for teachers .They donate extra supplies and can shop there several times a year!

I am so devastated to hear about Pilgrim. I've been married 50 years and we've always had 2 dogs with us. It's been so hard to say goodbye to many of our pups over the years. I've been missing your videos and I had a feeling something was wrong. Please take all of the time you need to heal and we'll all be here waiting for you to return. Julie from Phoenix.

Glad you rescued the school supplies

Hi, I really like watching you guys find good stuff in the dumpster. Those things they throw away could help a lot of kids here in my country, Philippines. When I get to Chicago, I'll do the same thing, dumpster dive. God bless you two. 🤗🙏

I’m so proud of you for picking up around the dumpster!

I just discovered your channel it’s now June 2, 2022. When I was younger I worked at a mall in security and I was amazed at some of the things that were tossed out by the retail shops. Brand new things books supplies it was just mindboggling the stuff that was just wasted. My husband and I used to try to save as much as possible back in the day.

Hey sweet lady I hope that yall are doing well, I know it's hard after a loss but sure do miss seeing your sweet smile, hope to see yall soon

We give our students as much as we can.

I dont know a teacher that wouldn't be thrilled to be gifted these supplies I donate every year for kids that can't afford supplies and money so they can pick out books to take home to read I'm so glad you are able to save this

This is sickening! I would expect more from teachers! These are the same people who teach our children to be kind to the environment…reduce reuse recycle 😫

I can't believe they throw this away and then shamelessly beg every year for new supplies. This actually makes my blood boil.

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Unbelievable, since teachers are always commenting that they have to buy out of their own pockets, you would think that this district would have a community boxes to collect and save for the next semester

Are ya'll OK?? Again... I'm so, so sorry about dear Pilgrim. 😔 I'm sending tons of love, hugs and prayers your way. Losing a family member is the most difficult thing to go through. 💙💙

I seem to remember that you folks do some reselling? If so, many homeschool kids go year round and many of the parents are on a perpetual hunt for school stuff. Back to school sales begin on, or right after, the 4th of July weekend. In this area, a lot of parents have thier antennae attuned to school supplies at yard sales etc...once the back to school sales begin. If you're not going for resale, consider organizing items into baggies then leaving a bit at the Blessing Box to see if there is interest; a bit 'cause you don't want someone else to resale. This school may be affluent enough that there is an expectation that students will be able to bring new supplies come fall. Consider contacting a less affluent school (the percentage of students in free or reduced lunch programs is a good clue) to see if they would want a large lot donation of school supplies and learning materials. In this area, some of the schools are hit as creative as others; the creative ones would say yes, and heck yes.