Articles tagged “Dumpster Diving”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Meet Polar Guides Brother + Sister Team Eric and Sarah McNair-Landry By Leonora Oppenheim IN Work & Connect Dec 2 2010 Meet adventurous environmentalists Eric and Sarah McNair-Landry, the brother and sister team whose expertise guide the most high profile Polar expeditions of our times. + READ MORE

5 Tips for Green Furniture Refinishing By NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Oct 3 2010 Saving a piece of furniture from the landfill is an excellent way to go green in your home, and you can ensure a green and healthy refinishing process with five simple tips. + READ MORE

Introducing Trash Trophies: Sustainable NYC and the Andrew Glover Youth Program Go Dumpster Hunting (Interview) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Jun 11 2010 "The kids had a blast, and they were proud of the wacky creatures they created." + READ MORE

Frugan Living Shows You How to Live Cheap and Green By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Food & Health Feb 23 2010 Lloyd Alter has been bringing us an excellent series on frugal green living, letting us in on his struggles and successes in transitioning to a green lifestyle on the cheap. But we've just learned about a woman who has mastered this living style. Katherine Fairfax Wright is the creator of Frugan Living, a blog chronicling her life as a frugan, and it is jam packed with inspiration and tips about "living fat and happy on the cheap." And best of all, it's a really green way of living. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For X-traordinary DIYer On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 24 2009 "Necessity is the mother of invention." Or, so they say. Not everyone who believes we live in a "throwaway" society goes to extreme measures to recycle, but often that is exactly what drives designers to create. + READ MORE

Dumpster Diving Decorating: Green or Gross? By Care2.com IN Home & Garden Oct 14 2009 Would you dumpster dive for the perfect piece of furniture? Dumpster diving is a free and fabulous way to decorate your home the green way. + READ MORE

ARRR! It's Dumpster Dive Like a Pirate Day By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Sep 18 2009 Arrrrr! Talk Like a Pirate Day is here once again. Popular on college campuses and social networking sites, the annual event has ballooned into an international phenomena and has even attracted the attention of Pulitzer Prize winners like Dave Barry. However, it's hard to put a green spin on the event dubbed an "excuse to party like pirates." Enter Dumpster Dive Like a Pirate Day. + READ MORE

How I Fed a Family of 12 on 20 Bucks a Week or Less By Marye Audet IN Home & Garden Aug 18 2009 When you are a large, one income family you get used to doing things that are a bit extreme in the name of saving money. In fact, having more than the standard issue of children gives you the reputation of being a bit eccentric anyway, so the addition of something as on the edge as dumpster diving is generally just seen as one more act of random weirdness. + READ MORE

Green Your Dorm Move-Out By Stephanie Sharpe IN Work & Connect May 1 2009 It's that time of year again! If you're a student or live in a college town, you know that soon there will be a mass exodus as students move from the dorms/student housing and on to summer. Once finals are done, it's summer internships, jobs at the beach and maybe even crash with mom and dad. But before you move on to sunnier pastures, think about where your stuff will go when after you move from your dorm. Even if you've been subletting a house off-campus, chances are you can't take all your stuff home with you. But that's no reason to send it packing to the landfill. Check out these resources for reusing or recycling your stuff. + READ MORE

Virtual Dumpster Diving By Lloyd Alter IN Work & Connect Mar 3 2009 People say that there is a lot of garbage and junk on the internet, and it's true; there are entire websites devoted to connecting people with too much of something with those who could use it. Alex Steffen of Worldchanging noted once, "There's no such thing as garbage, only useful stuff in the wrong place." + READ MORE

Real Dumpster Diving and Skip-dipping By Lloyd Alter IN Work & Connect Mar 3 2009 Serious dumpster-divers don't actually get into the bins, but often have a long pole with a hook on the end to pull things out. It's dangerous in there—glass, needles, nails sticking out, it is done best from the outside looking in. + READ MORE

Extreme Recycling: The Art of Dumpster Diving, Real and Virtual By Lloyd Alter IN Work & Connect Mar 3 2009 In biblical times, it was called gleaning—the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after the harvest is over—what the farmer didn't think was worth picking up was fair game for the poor and hungry. It is a short step from gleaning to today's dumpster diving, or skip-dipping as it is called in the UK and Australia where dumpsters are known as skips. And there is even a whole sub-culture of people who practice it: Freegans. + READ MORE

5 Ways to Find Cheaper, Greener Produce than at the Health Food Store By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Feb 6 2009 Generally, shopping at health food stores and supermarkets that carry organic foods is a good way to buy green produce. But you can get greener—and cheaper—goods elsewhere. And if your local health food store is anything like mine, it's incredibly expensive. The following are the best, and often cheaper, alternative options to buying your greens at the supermarket. + READ MORE

6 Eco-Friendly Ways to Make Extra Money During the Recession By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Jan 28 2009 The recession is just awful. Suddenly, everybody is pinching their pennies. Having been a poor college student for almost my entire adult life, I have a few tricks up my sleeve when it comes to making extra money without actually having to get a job. I've used all but one of these methods to make extra money, so I'll vouch for their validity. As an added bonus, these activities are also ecologically friendly. + READ MORE

Sell Your Scrap Metal for More Than You Think By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Oct 13 2008 I used to cut scrap metal for a farmer. I had this big acetylene torch, and I would go around the farm, cutting up antiquated and rusted farm equipment and loading it onto a trailer. The farm was old and huge, and we'd pull a few tons of metal out of there every week. The farmer sold this metal for scrap, and he made enough money to pay me and still profit off his treasure trove of metal. + READ MORE

Free Furniture From The Landfill! By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Jun 9 2008 Not only is it fun to find something free to use in your home (and in the case of Evette and Tiffany, competitive!), it's one of the most eco-sensitive things you can do. Salvaged furniture requires zero new resources, except for paint and varnish if you decide to refurbish, all of which you can find in eco-friendly forms. + READ MORE

How to Dumpster Dive By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Sep 11 2007 Who knew dumpster diving was so involved that there was an actual art AND science to it? So whether you're foraging, scavenging, gathering fallen fruit, starting up your own free-market kitchen, or just picking up whatever free stuff that no one else wants, glean on, friends. + READ MORE