Dumpster diving is a popular hobby in New York City, where individuals collect and sell items from trash. The couple from Buffalo, New York, have been doing it for over 10 years and now make an average of 3,000 a month from selling the items they find. Liz Wilson, a mother of two in Pennsylvania, shares her finds on TikTok, highlighting the concept of Freeganism, the boycott on buying food. Dumpster diving not only helps reduce waste but also raises awareness about businesses unnecessarily throwing away goods.
New York City is more open about dumpster diving, with garbage tours held by freegan.info. Many people who engage in this activity are motivated by the sense that valuable things are ending up in residential and commercial garbage. A group meets bi-monthly for a trash tour through New York City neighborhoods, with around two dozen people meeting up to tote bags and wheelie bags.
Some of the most expensive items found during dumpster diving include bushels of red peppers at a local grocery store. The trashing community is motivated by the sense that valuable things are ending up in residential and commercial garbage. A group meets bi-monthly for a trash tour through New York City neighborhoods, with a crowd of about two dozen people meeting up to discuss their experiences.
In conclusion, dumpster diving is a growing trend in New York City, with individuals finding valuable items and sharing them with the community.
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In a way, he has a unique experience: getting to be a selective collector but not having the burden of actually owning any of it. Too often collectors fill up their houses, so full that their family doesn’t have enough space to co-habit comfortably. I think he is doing a great display and hope it can be open to the public, with him as the docent, tour guide. It looks like a well-organized thrift store, a shame nothing can be sold, but I guess useums have their place in popular culture.
Update: This article was published in late 2014. Mr. Molina, the sanitation worker, retired in 2015 but has continued to maintain the museum in its current location as of 2017. He is there about 3 days a week. The museum is still not open to the public, because of its location in a municipal building. However, they do occasionally host OHNY open house tours as part of a larger city program. Unfortunately, the museum’s future is still uncertain, as the building is no longer able to house the sanitation trucks for structural reasons and may be torn down. Here is a link to an update from 2017: hyperallergic.com/368152/nyc-trash-is-a-museum-of-treasure/