dumpster-diver
Discards become treasure
A dumpster-diver is someone who searches through dumpsters or trash bins, typically looking for discarded food, usable items, or things to sell.
The practice ranges from survival necessity to environmental activism—some dumpster-dive to reduce waste and rescue edible food from landfills.
The dumpster-divers found perfectly good produce behind the grocery store.
Creatively reuse discarded materials
- repurposeAdapt for new use
- recycleProcess for renewed use
- freeganOne eating discarded food
- anticonsumerismOpposition to excessive buying
zero-waste · reuse · secondhand · thrift · reduce · compost · eco-conscious · resourceful
Search unsystematically through clutter
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- refuseReject or garbage
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
landfill · junkyard · scrapping · picker · bin · discard · debris · rubbish
Ability to solve problems creatively
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
grit · tenacity · subsistence · necessity · homelessness · poverty · makeshift · improvisation
upcycle
Creatively reuse discarded materials
anticonsumerism · zero-waste · reuse · secondhand · thrift · reduce · compost · eco-conscious · resourceful · frugality
rummage
Search unsystematically through clutter
waste · landfill · junkyard · scrapping · picker · bin · discard · debris · rubbish · scrounge
resourcefulness
Ability to solve problems creatively
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
hardship · grit · tenacity · subsistence · necessity · homelessness · poverty · makeshift · improvisation · desperation
furniture
Movable room objects
- electronicsStudy of circuits
- clothingBody coverings worn daily
- foodConsumable nourishment source
appliances · books · expired · edible · treasure · haul · jackpot · score · bounty · discarded
dumpster-diverbillionaire
Person worth ten figures
one-percenter · trust fund baby · plutocrat · millionaire · socialite
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