The main reason I got excited about this EP was the idea of dumpster diving for stuff. Well, my sims have visited the three lots in Evergreen Harbour that have a lot of trash and a dumpster. On the first and second day, when my sims visited the lots, only one of them had a dumpster that was not empty. On the morning of the third day, the other one of my two sims found something in that one dumpster, but then it was empty, too. And on the second lot it was still empty, while on the third lot, some sort of development had happened (which I guess is supposed to happen), and instead of trash and a dumpster there were this fabricators and candle making stations and stuff. So, now there are only two lots with dumpsters, and both dumpsters seem to stay empty.I even made my sims visit a couple of other worlds and community lots, but all trash bins were empty. So, how are my sims supposed to make findings in trash and recycle, when there seem to be no trash anywhere? Or am I missing something? Where should I go to actually find something?Also, one of my sims has the Freegan -trait, so I suppose at least she should be more likely to make some interesting findings, which she hasn't even when the dumpsters weren't completely empty.

If I remember the livestream right townies/NPCs also dumpster dive; so the dumpsters could be empty because of that.

Empty dumpsters become filled dumpsters if you hang around for a short while. They are reset to empty status once you enter the lot, but when they fill up (1 RL minute?) you can dive twice.

If you just throw away something once there will be trash in it till it gets emptied. I put my sims breakfast dishes in her inventory and then dragged them into the trash at a community lot. My sim went through it and a little while later I saw 2 other people go through it. I had a dumpster on my sims property and it stayed full till the trash man came and emptied it. Be careful having a dumpster on your own property if you don't have money, they charge you 50 dollars to dump it and they don't tell you till after they do it.

@smurfy77 Thanks, I actually already added one, but I guess I have to just add more. I guess I just imagined that if dumpster diving is such an essential part of this EP, there should be more of them in the first place.@Starfree Actually it appears townies can dive empty dumpsters, too. There have been several times, when I've clicked the dumpster and it says it's empty, but then right after that there's a townie doing dumpster diving. And even after the townie's finished, it's empty again.@Simmerville I suppose that's possible, but for me the dumpster on that one lot has been full every time my sims went there (even, when it became empty right after the first dive) and they've been able to do the dumpster diving immediately. However, on the other two, they have stayed empty, even after they've spent some time on the lot. But I guess I could try to repair my game, if it helps.@akaniki0 Thanks for the tip! I think I'll have to try the same with the dishes :)

You also have to add two lot traits. One is landfill something and the other one is the recycle lot trait.

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djsboonie
New Scout
5 years ago
If I remember the livestream right townies/NPCs also dumpster dive; so the dumpsters could be empty because of that.
Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Empty dumpsters become filled dumpsters if you hang around for a short while. They are reset to empty status once you enter the lot, but when they fill up (1 RL minute?) you can dive twice.
akaniki
5 years ago
If you just throw away something once there will be trash in it till it gets emptied. I put my sims breakfast dishes in her inventory and then dragged them into the trash at a community lot. My sim went through it and a little while later I saw 2 other people go through it.
I had a dumpster on my sims property and it stayed full till the trash man came and emptied it. Be careful having a dumpster on your own property if you don't have money, they charge you 50 dollars to dump it and they don't tell you till after they do it.
katitjv
New Spectator
5 years ago
@smurfy77 Thanks, I actually already added one, but I guess I have to just add more. I guess I just imagined that if dumpster diving is such an essential part of this EP, there should be more of them in the first place.

@Starfree Actually it appears townies can dive empty dumpsters, too. There have been several times, when I've clicked the dumpster and it says it's empty, but then right after that there's a townie doing dumpster diving. And even after the townie's finished, it's empty again.

@Simmerville I suppose that's possible, but for me the dumpster on that one lot has been full every time my sims went there (even, when it became empty right after the first dive) and they've been able to do the dumpster diving immediately. However, on the other two, they have stayed empty, even after they've spent some time on the lot. But I guess I could try to repair my game, if it helps.

@akaniki0 Thanks for the tip! I think I'll have to try the same with the dishes :)
DragonAge_300905
Seasoned Rookie
5 years ago
You also have to add two lot traits. One is landfill something and the other one is the recycle lot trait.
allykatz77
5 years ago
I noticed my fregan can dumpster dive more times than before she had that trait
katitjv
New Spectator
5 years ago
"DragonAge_300905;c-17532221" wrote:
You also have to add two lot traits. One is landfill something and the other one is the recycle lot trait.

That did it! Thanks :) I checked and the only lot that ever had a full dumpster had those two traits, and after I added the traits to three other lots with dumpsters (I also added the dumpsters on two), the dumpsters on them started filling, too!
allykatz77
5 years ago
You may try to add some to buildings in town, I haven't found many either, but added a few, hope this helps
roos-anna1
5 years ago
I was looking to I just looked like the WHOLE city and then I found! Just keep looking and looking! x
Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I just learned that the grade of fullness seems to be random. Normally my sim can dive twice, but now there were occasions when she could only dive once before the dumpster got empty. Might depend on what she pulled out (don't think it was anything real big though), the lot category (maybe a restaurant is assumed to produce more garbage than say a park), or it might be totally random.