On a recent summer evening, I found myself on the Upper West Side of Manhattan digging through the trash. My younger self, always afraid of germs, would have never imagined that her future self would ...

As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That’s especially true when it comes to dumpster diving, an activity that involves searching through commercial dumpsters and garbage ...

Apparently the “freegan” movement has been around for several years, but a recent article in the Boston Globe highlights the key points of these trash-scouring advocates. This is actually a good idea, ...

If you're looking for a new way to shop, dumpster diving may be worth digging into. A post on r/DumpsterDiving revealed how one camper found everything they needed for their next big trip. Photo ...

“How is this garbage?” Janet Kalish asks playfully as she sits down for dinner with fellow dumpster divers. The garden salad before them is a harvest of fresh broccoli, carrots, green beans, and red ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The cold nips at Robin Evans as she rifles through a dumpster outside the Dollar Tree, a place she often goes to search for good finds. Holding a flashlight at midnight, she ...

Talk about a filthy habit. A cost-conscious woman who ditched a good job to pursue her passion for dumpster diving claims to have saved $50,000 on clothing and other essentials in just two years.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A hungry, dumpster-diving black bear got a free ride to an East Tennessee trash center on Tuesday, wildlife officials said. According to Matthew Cameron, a wildlife information ...

Finn Lambouris told Newsweek he was hoping to find some "DVDs or games" when he opened the box. He found something very ...

FORT WORTH Don't ask Jeff Ferrell to define fun. If I'm on two wheels, I'm having a good time, he said, riding his mountain bike down an older residential street in central Fort Worth. He might find ...

The woman attempted using a metal trashcan and a cardboard box to get the raccoon out, but neither option worked.