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ACROSS AMERICA — It’s the prime season for “stooping” or “curb mining” as Americans clear out spare rooms, basements and attics in a burst of spring cleaning.

For anyone unfamiliar with the terms, they describe the act of salvaging still-useful items from other people’s cast-offs. Curb mining is most likely to take place in neighborhoods, while its urban cousin is known as stooping.

This form of freecycling has been around for decades but in earlier practice was sometimes looked down upon. The reasons for a surge in popularity vary. For many, curb mining and stooping are key strategies when furnishing an apartment or house on a budget; for others, it’s a desire to rescue still-usable furniture from the landfill and shrink their environmental and consumerism footprints.

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What’s the etiquette of curb mining and stooping? For Block Talk, help us sort out what’s OK and what crosses a line when it comes to putting furniture and other household items at the curb.

• Is it OK to assume the item is free if there’s no sign that says so? Or should you ring the doorbell and ask if it’s OK to take it?
• How long do you wait for your neighbors to pick up your old furniture before you call trash services for a pickup?
• What do you do about neighbors who don’t quite gets that no one wants their junk and leaves it on the curb for longer than two or three days?

Just fill out the form below and tell us what you think. Don’t worry — we won’t collect your email address.