Where can I get good "found object" materials for a sculpture project?

Where can I get good "found object" materials for a sculpture project?
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Check out your local recycling centers, talk to businesses about what you’re doing and ask if they will give you pre-sorted coke bottles (empty) or other objects. Failing that- scrounge around in car wash garbage bins or talk to the owner- they get a lot of bottles. Also check out local gathering spots where people toss bottles- parks, laundromats etc.
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