Sunday, September 30, 2007
Dumpster Diving Vocabulary
Found on Wikipedia: some fascinating history and vocabulary of Dumpster Diving. Includes a breakdown of different kinds of divers: artists, recyclers, Freegans/activists, information spies, etc.
More on Freegans
The New York Times wrote about Freegans back in June.
Also, here's a website explaining the Freegan agenda. Some merely embrace waste reclamation, while others pursue rent-free housing and voluntary joblessness. Also mentions Food Not Bombs.
Also, here's a website explaining the Freegan agenda. Some merely embrace waste reclamation, while others pursue rent-free housing and voluntary joblessness. Also mentions Food Not Bombs.
Food Not Bombs
While interviewing current/former dumpster-divers, we discovered another activist group similar to Freegans:
Food Not Bombs
There's even an active Richmond chapter.
Food Not Bombs is a political group begun in the 1980's. They believe that if governments spent as much money on feeding the hungry as they do on wars, nobody would go hungry. Many even say that "corporate and government priorities are skewed to allow hunger in the midst of abundance". Bottom line, food is a right, not a privilege - and so to practice what they preach, they retrieve needlessly wasted food from grocery dumpsters and create weekly open banquets with the findings.
Food Not Bombs
There's even an active Richmond chapter.
Food Not Bombs is a political group begun in the 1980's. They believe that if governments spent as much money on feeding the hungry as they do on wars, nobody would go hungry. Many even say that "corporate and government priorities are skewed to allow hunger in the midst of abundance". Bottom line, food is a right, not a privilege - and so to practice what they preach, they retrieve needlessly wasted food from grocery dumpsters and create weekly open banquets with the findings.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
A credit card?!
This guy was looking for coupons and found something more valuable (sigh)
And he's got a funny laugh.
And he's got a funny laugh.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Whether social, sport, or money is your motivation.... Would you Dumpster Dive?
Post your thoughts on the growing trend toward diving into dumpsters for buried treasure.
Thanks!
How-To Manual for Dumpster Diving
This is sport, practicality, and a social stance. Learn how to do it right!
http://www.wikihow.com/Dumpster-Dive
http://www.wikihow.com/Dumpster-Dive
Monday, September 17, 2007
Freegans
When dumpster diving becomes a political statement. Freegans "expose America's system of waste and educate the public".
On Fox:
and on CNN:
On Fox:
and on CNN:
Monday, September 3, 2007
Jason and Candice's first Dumpster Dive
Our first dive was pretty successful. We started off slow in an alley near Ukrops. We found a can of beans and a remote - and a sudden fear of dirtiness (well, at least I did). As we walked away, a man came walked to the dumpsters saying "There's more stuff in the dumpsters than a can of beans."
His name is Russell, a dumpster diver and train hopper that had stopped in Richmond in route to Georgia. He was with Todd and Lilly. These had to be the nicest people I have met in the six years I've lived in Richmond (says Candice).
Russell found in the same dumpsters we peaked in: a flash drive, a toy plane, a anime keychain, two pairs of decent shoes, markers that worked and two pliers.
We made a second dumpster run on Main St. near Uptown. I, Candice, took a peak in one of the garbage cans and found 12 belts!
His name is Russell, a dumpster diver and train hopper that had stopped in Richmond in route to Georgia. He was with Todd and Lilly. These had to be the nicest people I have met in the six years I've lived in Richmond (says Candice).
Russell found in the same dumpsters we peaked in: a flash drive, a toy plane, a anime keychain, two pairs of decent shoes, markers that worked and two pliers.
We made a second dumpster run on Main St. near Uptown. I, Candice, took a peak in one of the garbage cans and found 12 belts!
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