Dumpster Chef - Freegan Appetizer

Why Freegan? (from freegan.info)

Freeganism is essentially an anti-consumeristic ethic about eating; asking Why freegan? is essentially asking Why not consumerism? so here is a quick criticism of consumerism.

Treading lightly on the Earth - Our high impact, produce & consume society puts a very intense strain on the Earth and her resources. Rainforests are clear-cut to provide more land for food production. Food production also consumes vast quantities of fresh water, one of our fastest-depleting resources. And then there is the packaging! Go look in your trash right now and most likely it will be filled with plastic, paper, and Styrofoam packaging from food products (if not you get mad props!). Go look in any trash or landfill and you will see literally tons & tons of packaging. The act of consumption is the transformation of natural land and resources into money for corporations and acres of trash in landfills. (This is not a good thing.)

Anti-Capitalism - If you are an anti-capitalist, what better way to protest the economy than withdrawing from it and never using money?

Working Sucks - Where does the money you spend come from? You or your folks working long hours at a dehumanizing job, most likely. You dont have to compromise yourself and your humanity to the evil demon of wage-slavery! Working sucks and if a little scavenging can keep you from needing a job than go jump in a dumpster! Even if you do need to work to pay your bills, think about how much less you would have to work if you didnt have to buy food.

Privilege - We, in America, have so much and so many people all over the world have so little. Why do we have more? Because were number one! Other folks are literally starving so that we can have fully-stocked shelves at our supermarkets and health food stores. If this concerns you (as it should) you can protest the unbalanced distribution in America and the world by sacrificing some of your privilege and feeding yourself off of the ridiculous excess of food instead of consuming products from that supermarket shelves we are so unjustly privileged to have access to.

The Ultimate Boycott - By not consuming, you are boycotting EVERYTHING! All the corporations, all the stores, all the pesticides, all the land and resources wasted, the capitalist system, the all-oppressive dollar, the wage slavery, the whole burrito! That should help you get to sleep at night.

Your Life - Think about how your life is wrapped up in the game of consumptions: think about the job you hate, the ugly billboards in your community, the horrible waste, the stink, the fast pace and lack of compassion that surround you and understand that as you consume it, it consumes you. How much of your day is spent dealing with money? How does money affect your ideas about other people? Think abut how much more to life there is and find it, do it, go!

For more information visit freegan.info or ukfreegans.org.uk

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• dumpster diving
• bin raiding
• skipping
• waste
• consumerism
• freegan
• freeganism
• anti-capitalist
• working sucks
• over consumtion

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Isn't it technically theft though?

[hopit]

I haven't heard of anyone charged with theft for dumpster diving. There may be some rare cases of people being charged with trespassing.  In my experience if there is security around, they usually don't care or they might ask you to leave (hasn't happened to me but to people I know).

[dick117]

@captaincompost123 That's good to hear. I used to work at a chain Mexican restraunt that threw out all sorts of rested(half cooked) fajita meat and things because it wouldn't taste fresh the next day. Used to be cool to take advantage of the places excess though.

[captaincompost123]

@dick117 I work in a restaurant and thankfully we really don't throw away that much food. We throw away roughly 15 lbs. of rice every night, which is regrettable, but I'm happy at least that's all.

[dick117]

I don't know if I'd ever eat out of the trash, but I could see having a hook up with someone that works at a restaurant. At the end of the night they throw out so much perfectly good food it's incredible. Particularly chain restaurants.

[glpiv7]

THe NeW WorLD VaN TrAsH DisORdeR aproves of this video.

[ylcncn]

Never reveal your stash trash

[SPPLLC]

funny repost blocking the Don't at the beginning (:

[onewomanandsomesongs]

I am absolutely fascinated with freeganism because I've always been thrifty and I don't like waste. I'm too scared to eat out of a dumpster though, but more power to you anyway! :)

[FunkyLegend]

nice too see how easy you make it look for people.

i can't believe with all the videos on Freeganism now how everyone is not doing it

last night I got 6 bottles of olive oil amongst an array of produce, and some buckets of ice cream.

[TheSnotrag2009]

didnt madonna used to scavenge in the bins of macdonalds wen she was a struggling artist

[nellieeeeee]

I'm amazed, especially the olive oil!