Sunday, August 31, 2008

Dumpster Diving


A couple days ago, I have learned about the importance of dumpster diving in class. Before, I have never really thought about digging in a dumpster for food. Doing a little research, I have learned that dumpster diving has gotten very popular, and is "considered a great resource by many people" as stated by www.allthingsfrugal.com. From both this website and from our guest speaker David Giles, I have learned that we live in a time of excess and waste, and that we should not look down on those who find a way to use that "waste".

I have never gone dumpster diving and I have never had the urge to go jumping into dumpsters either. The idea of dumpster diving had always disgusted me, however, after learning about how approximately 20% of the world's food produced end up in the dumpster, I started feeling wasteful. David Giles's speech has motivated me into trying to avoid wasting food. In my mind, I have always wanted to give food out to the homeless but I have never actually done it, knowing that perfectly good food goes into the waste I have realized the importance of soup kitchens and overall the action of dumpster diving.

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