Tag: Dumpster Diving - Page 2
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Zen and the Art of Dumpster Diving
We have discussed dumpster diving before; one person's garbage is another person's useful stuff, and we are so quick to throw things away. According to Andrew Revkin, a Zen Buddhist Temple in Ann Arbor, Michigan has taken it
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Dumpster Diver Finds $1m Painting
While dumpster diving may be an environmentally virtuous way of meeting your needs, especially when using a bicycle, it is still considered by many as being a little cheap or unsavory. However, an article in Tuesday’s New York Times may well change a
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Dumpster Diving By Bicycle
Ain't it grand when two simple living worlds collide? Human-powered transport merged with the quiet art of gleaning. And yes, even the bike used here was salvaged from a dumpster.
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How to Dumpster Dive
Who knew dumpster diving was so involved—that there was an actual art AND science to it? (Just like you need both Siegfried AND Roy.) DIY Happy has a list of freegan and dumpsternaut resources, so we thought we'd include some of our
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Cheapskate: What About Curb-Side Shopping?
With all this back to school talk, we simply love the idea of students furnishing dorms and co-op houses with finds from
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Beyond The Free Market: The Art of Dumpster Diving
Eugenia Beirer is the coordinator of a group of artists collaborating in the UK called 'Beyond The Free Market' (BTFM), they launched the Free Market Kitchen in Chelsea, challenging global issues of waste, capitalism and globalisation by scavenging
