Dumpster Diving is a wonderful way to save money and eliminate waste. Dumpster Diving is a sport or lifestyle. It involves jumping into dumpsters to retrieve object of value. You can dive for a wide variety of things(food, furniture, computer parts, dvds, etc). Other reasons people dive include a means to survive, fighting against capitalism, environmentalism and numerous other reasons.
Make sure you wear decent shoes(not sandals), gloves, dark clothes(it may be illegal depending on the city and state). You will want a flashlight as well if you choose to dive after dark.
Places to Dive:
Apartments & Dorms are the best. The dumpsters outside of dorm buildings and apartment complexes are packed with basically everything you could think of, other than safe food. I do not like to make assumptions about people, but from my own experience, college kids tend to be very wasteful. They will throw away items that are in perfect condition.
Grocery Stores,Bakeries, & Markets are messy but worth the mess and stench. Grocery stores will throw away enormous amounts of fruits and veggies if they do no look presentable. I would assume we all know the difference between a ripe and health plant. PANERA BREAD AND EINSTEINS BAGELS!!!! Everyday, both of these restaurants throw away at least a full trash bag of perfectly good bagels and bread. It keeps for a looooong time before mold grows and it is filling. Everyday they throw this out! EVERYDAY!!
Best Buy, Pier 1, Ikea, Office Max, Bookstores and other stores like these are great to dumpster dive as well. You will be surprised at the items these companies throw away. So will be in perfect condition!!!
Here is the Dumpster Diving Live Journal Online Community : http://community.livejournal.com/dumpsterdiving/
Panera Bread donates their bread every night to a local charity. They do not throw it away.
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