We have a skip at work - occasionally other people dump stuff in it, occasionally I remove stuff.
On the 'Wobbly Workshop thread' I put photos of the recipricating saw I recovered from the skip - it just needed the mains wires tightening in the connectors.
I grabbed a useful looking large holdall, and found it contained a six berth Khyam tent - one of the pole joints was broken, but there were spare joints with it so I was able to fix it - it fetched £92 on ebay...
The big pillar drill was really difficult to get out of the skip - I had to take it apart to recover it. I must find the fault on the switch and get it going (it works if I push the solenoid by
hand insulated screwdriver) as it's better quality than the one I already have.
Luckily when they were getting rid of the circular sawbench, they asked me if I wanted it before they chucked it in the skip...
I've also had 'teak' garden furniture (a bench and 2 tables) that have needed slight repair, and a few gazebos that also needed slight repair.