I tend to wear a balaclava though, so people don't recognise me and start referring to me as 'that weird decorator woman that rummages through skips'.

And why not? You are being socially responsible, aren't you, as most of it would otherwise end up in landfill sites. I liberate things from skips on a regular basis -mainly wood for my wood-burner. If it's local, I tend to wear a balaclava though, so people don't recognise me and start referring to me as 'that weird decorator woman that rummages through skips'.