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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 10:32 AM
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Non-Homeless Dumpster Divers (Freegans)
"Freegans" are non-homeless Dumpster divers with a political or at least philosophical commitment not to waste perfectly usable discarded goods, including food, according to reports in Newsday (September) and the Houston Press (November). Most are driven by a belief that too many Americans have a fetishized view of newness, pointing out that restaurants discard much unspoiled food simply because they need to sell even fresher food. (Freegans don't eat table scraps.) Still, many restaurants elaborately protect their garbage from "Dumpstering" foragers, with locks and razor wire or by coating it with bleach. (Not usually counted as freegans are less-philosophical people who obsessively explore trash piles to carry away anything potentially useful.)
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 10:43 AM
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1. i thought this was gonna be about
reagan freepers
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 10:54 AM
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2. LOL! Me too!
:D
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 11:08 AM
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3. i just Learned
tabLe diving - freegans who hover around restaurant tabLes to grab uneaten portions before the bus boys hauL it away.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 11:09 AM
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4. What classy folks
I am thinking of starting this.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 11:19 AM
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5. i tabLe dive
except, instead of uneaten portions, i steaL tips. :P
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 11:28 AM
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6. even more classy
:toast:
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 11:28 AM
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7. would you like some ammonia with that?
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