Freegan Finds

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[mud2skipper]

Here in Washington state we are big on recycling and things like once a year free appliance pick up, so much of the waste is disposed of properly. However, there are still great finds if a person want to find something specific and is willing to be patient and wait for it to come along. I go to Craigslist every day and am amazed at how much and what people get rid of. Life is really good when you find something great in a free pile or on the net.

[westend104]

@mud2skipper Thanks so much for your comments! I agree with you that it's wonderful to find something free or inexpensive. One person's trash is another person's treasure - it's so true.

[gregspencewolf]

I'm a righteous dumpster diver dude. Yeah I'm a righteous dumpster diver dude. I get all of my apparel, From the bottom of a barrel. All my favorite music, Someone else refused it. My letterhead has many styles, Because it comes from the circular file. If it's in a bottle or a can, Then I figure that I can, Eat it all up, Without throwing up! I go to Campus every spring, To look for all of the good things, That people throw away, Because they go away.

[westend104]

Fantastic verse.

I'd do much worse.

So dive for grub

And thanks for the sub.

Keep looking for treasure

And watch our vids -- they're a pleasure

to shoot for good folks like you.

[kooldaug]

I started raiding a bin today and this is what i found. 3 packs of blueberries 2 packets of pecan cookies 2 packets of donuts iced buns 8 nets of minneloas (oranges) cheddar bacon steak lemons leak sugar I think thats pretty good for my first time and i can't wait to do it next saturday. That might sound weird but i actually enjoyed the hunting element to it.

[westend104]

This is GREAT. I think that my initial thoughts about being turned off by freegan food finds has evolved a lot. If you're finding good food that hasn't yet been hit by rodents or pests, then I think it's a great way to "hunt," as you call it. I'm sure you can find some furniture and other home treasures, too. Search for the NY Times article called "Not Buying It," which is a good overview of freegans. Thanks for watching!

[onewomanandsomesongs]

I'm not one to dumpster dive for food, each to his own on that. :) However, I am one to dumpster dive or trash pick for furniture and other finds. I also frequent flea markets and yard sales, so some of my stuff I've paid for, but I've gotten it at a very reasonable price. I've furnished my house with such finds and stayed out of debt because of it.

I truly believe in the old adage, waste not, want not.

[louann5840]

But isn't it hard to pick up stuff there? I mean you have to pay to park your car if you can even find a place to park and then you have to carry the item to your car if you want to take it. That's really hard. That's why noone wants to take that stuff on the side of the road. Food is easier. But it wouldn't be easy for me...I'm diabetic.

[MarcfromTreasureNet1]

enjoy your bed bugs you hippie freak

[Bulleadzcc]

@kooldaug i found a lot of things in bins : books (a lot of them) , furniture , a hifi radio/cassettes/cds reader , clothes (a lot of them) , a wooden snake , a plastic hedgehog that i can turn into a wig ^^ ... but i never found any food except one avocado. i would love to do this , just you tell me where the heck you find your miraculous food bins !

[jw13303]

like the "good book" says; waste not, want not.

[camh344]

Freegans are the biggest losers in the world. Just be normal and get a job and buy your own food!