There’s no market like a captive market. The fact that anyone could claim trash as their own turned out to be a double edged sword. Round up a bunch of goons, have them muscle in on trash rummaging, and charge people a premium after hoarding all the best stuff, and you’re a petty gangster. Do the same thing from an office and give your goons spiffy looking uniforms and a catchy name like Waste Design, and you’re an entrepreneur in the exciting, modern field of creative rubbish reclamation.
