Dumpster Diving

Now, this may not be feasible for everyone, but if you live near a college than it is! Over a year ago we had the crazy idea to go dumpster diving at the end of the school semester. It's amazing the things that you find student's throwing away. We learned after a semester or two of us doing this that we were not the only ones! There were people from the community who came in trucks with trailers to collect their finds. Here is an list of some of the things we have found: boxes of canned food, desktop computer, clothes, cleaning supplies, full size mirrors, storage buckets, baskets, suite cases, bedding, perfumes and other beauty supplies, couches, desks, tables, book shelves, books, spiral notebooks that are barely used... The list goes on. We've also started asking students before they leave what they are doing with their food and then we pick it up before they go.