One student’s trash is another’s treasure after graduation

ISLA VISTA, Calif.-Dumpster divers and treasure hunters spent the day hauling things away in Isla Vista.

The day after graduation weekend is usually a day when many UCSB students are in a rush to move out.

They leave what they can't bring home on sidewalks and in dumpsters.

Students and locals had a chance to pick up furniture, appliances, and more.

Some people rented trucks to take their newfound treasures away.

Gabriel Barona helped his friends fill a rented U-Haul truck.

"We are just picking up used furniture and trying to save a little buck, "said Barona,"so we don't have to buy new furniture, just see furniture we like out here verses buying new things, like a scavenger hunt, I guess."

He plans to transfer to UCSB.

People who live in the area don't want to see anything go to waste.

Some people filled their pickup trucks and dropped left behind items off at a designated donation center.