General tips

	Do not trespass. Do not venture anywhere behind closed doors or gates, or where you might legally be considered to be trespassing. Additionally, stay away from hospitals and other places where you may pick up more than you bargained for (i.e. infectious diseases).
	There may be sharp objects in garbage. Thick gloves and sensible clothing are recommended; the authors of ScavengeUK will not be held responsible if you are injured in your adventures.
	Always leave the area cleaner than you found it. If you don't you will annoy people, who will then take steps to ensure you don't return to their area.
	For avid cyclists, a bicycle goods trailer largely obviates the need for motorised transport. Computers, bicycles, household appliances and even small to medium-sized furniture can be safely transported over long distances. Also, a bicycle is probably the best vehicle for scouting out tat, owing to its ability to roll into and explore the narrow spaces where the skips lurk, its not needing parking spaces and of course the fact that it is entirely pollution-free.

London

IT artifacts in the City of London, (maps here)

Kentish Town recycling centre, Regis Road, Camden NW5 3EW (map here). Open 8am-3:45pm daily

In addition to the regular selection of recyclables available to London residents (via the recycling bins dotted around the suburbs), the Regis Road recycling centre accepts the following for recycling:

There is also a skip for general household waste which is unsorted, and hence presumably taken to a landfill. Bad, bad, bad!

Other items deemed by their owners to be potentially of some use to others are deposited on or about a small table, outside the staff Portacabins. Amongst this there is often a significant amount of fully-functional household appliances, computer equipment and other brick-a-brack. The site policy is that these 'tabled' items may be freely taken by anybody who desires them and first asks the site staff for permission. However, the attitudes of the site staff vary greatly in this respect; some staff members possessed of, shall we say, a less than genial temperament make every effort to discourage this practice, and are somewhat hasty to dump these usable items amongst the household waste. Thankfully, other staff members are much more benevolent in their outlook and generously encourage the taking of these items whilst only 'dumping' items when the area becomes overly cluttered.

Furthermore, many items are not 'tabled' because the owners are unaware of the policy or simply don't care. If one sees someone unloading a useful object from their car to place in either the metals or household waste areas, one should approach them and politely ask them if they might consider granting it a second life.

NB: Loitering at the site is generally discouraged, so if one's trip has not been overly profitable and one is interested in staying on the site for an extended duration, it pays to take as much in the way of recyclables as possible, preferably unsorted. One need not be speedy in their sorting and recycling of these items and can drag out the process if need be. If one is desperate, the surrounding streets will yield additional recyclables in great quantities necessitating one, or possibly numerous, return visits.

Manor Place recycling depot, Manor Place, Southwark SE17 3DW (map here). Open Mon-Fri 8am-4pm; Sat-Sun 8am-1pm

In addition to the regular selection of recyclables available to London residents (via the recycling bins dotted around the suburbs), the Manor Place recycling centre accepts the following for recycling: