https://thechange.wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Archive%3A000%2FDumpster_divingArchive:000/Dumpster diving - Revision history2026-05-13T18:35:42ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.0https://thechange.wiki/index.php?title=Archive:000/Dumpster_diving&diff=2245&oldid=prevElie: Elie moved page Dumpster diving to Archive:000/Dumpster diving without leaving a redirect: Huge_refactor2024-10-26T20:29:37Z<p>Elie moved page <a href="/Dumpster_diving" title="Dumpster diving">Dumpster diving</a> to <a href="/Archive:000/Dumpster_diving" title="Archive:000/Dumpster diving">Archive:000/Dumpster diving</a> without leaving a redirect: Huge_refactor</p>
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</table>Eliehttps://thechange.wiki/index.php?title=Archive:000/Dumpster_diving&diff=1444&oldid=prevElie: Created page with "In "developed" countries, people/businesses waste an insanely large amount of perfectly good things. Garbage picking can help save the planet ''and'' give you free stuff. ==Overview== This page is about all forms of garbage picking. Bins can be small or big. "Dumpster diving" doesn't always require jumping ''in'' to the dumpster. ===Impediments=== Some bins can't be accessed, due to being locked<!--TODO: Q: Why do they lock dumpsters, and what can we do to discourage i..."2023-08-11T09:55:33Z<p>Created page with "In "developed" countries, people/businesses waste an insanely large amount of perfectly good things. Garbage picking can help save the planet ''and'' give you free stuff. ==Overview== This page is about all forms of garbage picking. Bins can be small or big. "Dumpster diving" doesn't always require jumping ''in'' to the dumpster. ===Impediments=== Some bins can't be accessed, due to being locked<!--TODO: Q: Why do they lock dumpsters, and what can we do to discourage i..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>In "developed" countries, people/businesses waste an insanely large amount of perfectly good things. Garbage picking can help save the planet ''and'' give you free stuff.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
This page is about all forms of garbage picking. Bins can be small or big. "Dumpster diving" doesn't always require jumping ''in'' to the dumpster.<br />
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===Impediments===<br />
Some bins can't be accessed, due to being locked<!--TODO: Q: Why do they lock dumpsters, and what can we do to discourage it--> or being compactors. Some businesses will maliciously make it hard for dumpster divers by ''intentionally damaging the products''{{en}}, but this isn't extremely common.<br />
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Overall, there are so many things being thrown out that it's not too hard to find stuff - and a lot of it. <!-- TODO: talk about how garbage far exceeds what all homeless people could ever take, so most of it just gets taken by the trucks. --><br />
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====Legality====<br />
In normal sane countries, garbage is considered public property (because when you throw something out, you automatically declare that you don't want it to be your property anymore). However, there are still a few ''insane'' countries with laws against garbage picking (Germany is one example; I wonder if their anti-garbage-picking laws were left over from N*zi-era "anti-degenerate" laws; in any case, it's time for those laws to be repealed). Also, beware of ''trespassing'' on your way to the garbage bins - this may be a major problem in the USA where trespassing laws are be excessively strict in some states{{en}} and property owners might own guns.<br />
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==Things that can be found==<br />
===Food===<br />
[[Food waste]] is caused by ''both'' individuals ''and'' businesses. {{minor|However, since there's a social stigma against eating someone's half-eaten leftovers, then the ''business'' waste may be more appealing overall.}}<br />
* [[Bakeries]] throw out vast amounts of bread, muffins, cake, etc. You can find entire garbage bags full. Be sure to inspect your findings to make sure the food isn't mixed with ''actual'' garbage, dirt or rocks.<br />
* Grocery stores waste almost every type of product, including unopened packaged goods.<br />
* Fruits & vegetables are extremely common and very recoverable, as they can be washed easily.<br />
* If you're fearless, consider that people leave plenty of half-eaten meals (still fresh, often) in garbage cans.<br />
* Restaurants throw out a lot of ingredients (long before they truly go bad) but be sure to ''really'' inspect to make sure they aren't contaminated with dirt. Garbage bags may look gross on first glance, and it can take a lot of work to separate the good stuff from the bad stuff.<br />
Read "[[Is it still ok to eat]]" for more info on making use of the [[food]] you find.<br />
===Non-food items===<br />
It's less common for stores to throw out non-food items such as electronics & clothes. These items don't "expire", but stores do sometimes throw stuff that hasn't sold or is damaged even slightly (even if it's an easy fix). Products returned by customers may also end up in the trash (depending on the store policy).<br />
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It's more common for individual people to throw out old stuff, especially after not having enough space after buying new stuff. See [[home waste]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Food waste]]</div>Elie