'Dumpster Diving' is a subreddit dedicated to urban foraging — searching through the trash for usable items.
Members of this online community share their experiences and tips for finding valuables, talking about both their successes and failures, as well as discussing ethical and legal considerations surrounding the activity.
Overall, it's a supportive and informative subreddit, full of support and encouragement for everyone who tries to live at least a bit more sustainably and reduce waste.
So in an attempt to contribute to spreading the message, we at Bored Panda put together a new publication, featuring the subreddit's most popular posts. Continue scrolling to check them out and fire up our first one for the older ones.
#43 Todays Finds. I Still Don’t Know How I Found All Of This In The Same Dumpster
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#44 Found This Costume With An Extra Head That Snaps Onto The Other Head In A Dumpster
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#45 Anyone Know A Good Recipe That Uses Like 80 Red Onions And 60 Bananas?
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#46 Another $500+ Haul From My Favorite Dumpster. Haven't Purchased Groceries In Years!
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#48 Weather Finally Cooling But Grocery Store Waste Not So Much! ...favorite Asparagus Recipes?
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#49 Past 2-3 Weeks I’ve Found And Melted All Of This Aluminum Copper And Pewter. I Found 4 Cameras 3 Power Tools And 2 Bikes. For A Grand Total Of 340$ Not Including All The Metal In This Picture. Also Found A Few Computers And Laptops That I Will Be Scrapping Since They Do Not Work
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#51 Mind Blown! Handmade Leather Boots Near New And In My Size!! Boots Are Diplomat By The Company Thursday
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