Call of Duty: Ghosts
91 Achievements
2,000
48-60h
Trash Picker
Scavenge 40 items in a single game in Regular or Hardcore difficulty. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
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How to unlock the Trash Picker achievement in Call of Duty: Ghosts - Definitive Guide
Essentially you want to clear out the entire first area through the big hive. Once the big hive is gone you can freely and without worry from enemies, search the entire beginning area as well as the city. Most people claim to have gotten their 40th item sometime in the city, although myself personally, had to wait until the third and final area to snag my 40th.
Aside from that there really isn't any "set" rhyme or reason to where, or how many searchables spawn in a map. I highly suggest you watch the video provided by NGTZombies in which Spider shows a large number of possible searchable locations.
Huge thanks to NGTZombies for the video walkthrough.
On Mayday you will have to get to the second area. This is after the tentacle. You most likely will have to open both doors to the rooms in order to scavenge enough items. One room contains the schematic for the venom X weapon. Red boxes count, so you can keep picking up schematics and crafting items to help you get to 40. IMO mayday is an easier map to get this achievement on.
I discovered this by accident when playing Mayday and going for "the architect" achievement "build all schematics"
Happy Hunting
It won't always be possible but if you are falling short by a few then just keep restarting (if you have the patience and persistence) until you get a lucky drop. I was able to get this by playing with my partner. What I did was went around scavenging in between drilling the hives in the initial area and the motel area, and I noticed that sometimes once you've cleared the final hive there if you go back and search some of the areas you'd already scavenged that sometimes the boxes/bags had respawned and I was able to search them again. This is how it made it possible for me to get my 40th in the city. When you enter the city area, don't drill anything and search the entire area and pray that you're lucky enough to get the trophy! It'll probably take quite a few restarts, but stick with it and you'll eventually be rewarded!
Note: Do this solo as you can search all the boxes yourself then, your teammates won't be taking any.
While playing the game, you will notice these boxes and bags that you can search to find supplies. The supplies consist of ammo, attachments, SOFLAMs and Hypno knifes. All you have to do is search 40 of these supply boxes in a single game. The easiest way to do this is to get to the cabin area then just not drill anything. Keep the drill and just walk around the entire map looking for these supply boxes. If you walk around with the drill and don't place it, aliens won't spawn in. There is about 50 in total, so more than enough to get the trophy.
It is recommended that you do this solo, or with a group of friends that is taking turns getting this achievement. Items appear as small open trash bags or green containers on the ground of random areas. They are usually well hidden. Make sure to search areas for items before placing the drill, as enemies will only spawn once drilling starts.
Sweep through all 3 areas as much as possible, and make sure to look through every corner of the map before moving on to the next zone. After clearing the final hive, you will have unlimited time to explore as long as you don't plant the bomb, so it is recommended that you do this if playing with others.
Here is a video that will show all the most common spawn points of items:
It is recommended that you do this solo, or with a group of friends that is taking turns getting this achievement. Items appear as small open trash bags or green containers on the ground of random areas. They are usually well hidden. Make sure to search areas for items before placing the drill, as enemies will only spawn once drilling starts.
Sweep through all 3 areas as much as possible, and make sure to look through every corner of the map before moving on to the next zone. After clearing the final hive, you will have unlimited time to explore as long as you don't plant the bomb, so it is recommended that you do this if playing with others.
Here is a video that will show all the most common spawn points of items:
When a monster kills itself or a player kills the server, the counter will reset to zero. It takes 1 player to collect all 40 pieces and the trophy will pop out.