dumpster diving
noun
variants
or Dumpster diving
: the practice of searching through public trash receptacles for edible food or discarded items that retain some use or value
When he talks about his experiment in dumpster diving, Ferrell emphasizes that he had advantages that most people who scrounge for a living do not—his own house, a pickup truck, and a wife with a job.—
Tom Bartlett
Tom BartlettToday, Mr. Jones … subsists by Dumpster diving, doing odd jobs and, when he sees the opportunity, scavenging scrap metal.—John Eligon
John Eligon… a freegan is a person who has decided to boycott capitalist society by severely curtailing consumption of resources through reusing, recycling and Dumpster diving.—Raina Kelley
Raina KelleyIn Boulder, an affluent town of 96,700, where houses are demolished to make way for mansions, Dumpster diving for building supplies may have found its cultural moment.—Hillary Rosner
Hillary Rosner
dumpster diver
noun
or Dumpster diver
As my trash pile got larger, I turned around and she was sorting through the trash like you might see a dumpster diver in the inner city.
—Collins Doughtie
Collins Doughtie
As avid flea market and yard sale goers, eBay addicts, and Dumpster divers, we have always ended up with extra furniture.
—Martha Stewart Living
Martha Stewart Living
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That’s why black bears are often caught dumpster diving and raiding backyard bird feeders.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Aug. 2023
Fernandez recalls dumpster diving for cans and bottles that could be redeemed for deposits.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
His dumpster diving partner was performing ballet pirouettes and graceful leaps in the parking lot.
—Matt Kempner, ajc, 22 June 2023
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Aug. 2023
Fernandez recalls dumpster diving for cans and bottles that could be redeemed for deposits.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
His dumpster diving partner was performing ballet pirouettes and graceful leaps in the parking lot.
—Matt Kempner, ajc, 22 June 2023
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“Dumpster diving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumpster%20diving. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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