Is it legal in NY for someone to go through your trash?

Question

Is it legal in NY for someone to go through your trash?

Answer 1

Courts have decided that once you set something outside for the "trashman" you have no reason to expect privacy.

Answer 2

In NJ it's illegal to go through your trash until it is co-mingled with the other garbage in the trash truck.  Police in NJ have to obtain a search warrant to go through your trash even if it is placed at the curb.  I know this is Jersey law, but I'm not sure if NY law is similar or not.

Answer 3

Yes it is

Answer 4

Scavenging on its own is not a crime, but if looking for 'something' in particular this practise could be considered contrived (e.g. stalking, harassment) and one might then become incriminated for separate crimes.

Answer 5

Yes it is legal.  

Answer 6

Yes it is, once you throw your possessions to the curb in New York, it becomes fair game. There is no trash can laws in the State of New York