To collect scrap, waste, or discarded items (often to sell for money or reuse)

broken down or worn out; used to describe things that are extremely tattered, dilapidated, or in shreds

junk; scrap; worn-out items

to collect discarded items, rags, or scrap for reuse or sale; to pick through trash

To collect discarded items for reuse or sale; (figuratively) to pick up things others have discarded, such as poor-quality manuscripts

to search for or collect scrap, junk, or waste materials, often for resale; to scavenge