GoKawiilNashville man earns $140,000 a year reselling items found in dumpsters
Carter Stevens, 31, of Nashville began dumpster diving in March 2024 after falling about $12,000 into debt, scavenging near office parks and luxury condos for discarded goods. He cleans and resells finds like Persian rugs, iPads, West Elm furniture and samurai swords on eBay and Facebook Marketplace, generating roughly $140,000 in sales over a year, including $27,600 from 190 salvaged Steelcase office chairs.