A friend of mine is a hotel waiter. He found a ring while cleaning the room, which was thrown away by another person as garbage. How responsible is he?

The main responsibility lies with the waiter who still has the ring. However, the person who finds the ring should fulfill the obligation of properly keeping other people's property, otherwise he will also bear civil liability.

Article 109 of China's Property Law stipulates that the lost property shall be returned to the obligee. The finder shall promptly notify the obligee to collect or deliver it to the public security and other relevant departments.

Article 111 stipulates that before the finder delivers the lost property to the relevant departments, the relevant departments shall properly keep the lost property before it is found. If the lost property is damaged or lost due to intentional or gross negligence, it shall bear civil liability.

Your friend put the ring he found in his pocket and was thrown away by another waiter as garbage. Whether it is gross negligence that leads to the loss of goods still needs to be judged by the court judge according to the specific circumstances.